consignment

Definition of Consignment in English :

goods carried by a large vehicle

2. commitment, committal, consignment

the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

3. consignment

the delivery of goods for sale or disposal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Consignment

noun

1.

the act of consigning; commitment

2.

a shipment of goods consigned

3. on consignment

noun

1.

a consigning or being consigned

2.

something consigned; esp., a shipment of goods sent to a dealer for sale or safekeeping

n.

1. The act of consigning.

2. Something consigned.