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0 an amount of goods that is sent somewhere:
The most recent consignment of cloth was faulty.
1 the act of sending goods to a business that ordered them:
[ C ] The last consignment of dresses was shipped yesterday.
2 a quantity of goods that are sent together:
consignment of sth When we get our next consignment of stock our new warehouse management system will be in operation.
Customs officers at the port discovered a consignment of pirated computer games.
3 goods that are on consignment to a store, etc. are only paid for once they have been sold:
Some stores prefer to hold goods on consignment rather than take the risk that they will remain unsold.
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