[kuh
n-sahyn-muhnt] 
| 1. | the act of consigning. |
| 2. | something that is consigned. |
| 3. | Commerce. property sent to an agent for sale, storage, or shipment. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or shipped as goods on consignment: consignment selling of gift items. |
| 5. | on consignment, (of goods) sent to an agent for sale, with title being held by the consignor until a sale is made. |
| con·sign·ment (kən-sīn'mənt) n.
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on consignment
Turning over goods for an agent to sell, with the provision that payment is made only on completed sales and that unsold goods may be returned to the consignor. For example, This secondhand shop accepts items of clothing on consignment. [c. 1700]