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.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
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May 10, 2021
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