noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/kənˈsaɪnmənt/
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rhymes with -aɪnmənt
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N S AY1 N M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of consigning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The sale of one's own goods (clothing, furniture, etc.) through a third-party vendor, in exchange for a portion of the sale price, and with the consigner retaining ownership of the goods until they are sold or abandoned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: delivery, bringing
5
noun
Meaning 5
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: commitment, committal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: confinement
6
noun
Meaning 6
goods carried by a large vehicle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English consign Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English consignment From consign + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
пратка
(pratka)
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Chinese Mandarin:
寄銷 /寄销
(jìxiāo)
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Czech:
zásilka
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Finnish:
lähetys
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Finnish:
tavaraerä
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
French:
envoi
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
French:
consignation
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Galician:
consigna
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
German:
Sendung
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Hebrew:
משגור
(mishgór)
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Hindi:
खेप
(khep)
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Hungarian:
küldemény
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Hungarian:
szállítmány
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Manx:
laad
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Norwegian Bokmål:
forsendelse
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Polish:
przesyłka
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Polish:
przesyłka konsygnowana
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Russian:
па́ртия
(pártija)
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Spanish:
consigna
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Spanish:
consignación
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Spanish:
envío
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Spanish:
remesa
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Swedish:
varusändning
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Swedish:
varuparti
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Swedish:
försändelse
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent
Turkish:
sevkiyat
— A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent