noun
- plural of consignation; the act of consigning or delivering goods to another person or entity for sale or custody
Usage: formal; chiefly commercial or legal contexts
Examples
- The warehouse received multiple consignations of merchandise from overseas suppliers.
- The consignations were documented in the shipping ledger for inventory tracking.
- Several consignations arrived at the port on the same day.
- The merchant arranged consignations of textiles to various retail partners.
- Legal disputes arose over the terms of the consignations between the distributor and retailers.