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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Consignment

/kən-sīn'-mənt/ · Con·sign·ment · IPA /kənˈsaɪnmənt/
01 n. The act of consigning; consignation.
  1. 1.
    The act of consigning; consignation.
  2. 2.
    The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.(Com.)
  3. 3.
    That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance.(Com.)
    “To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce.” Burke.
  4. 4.
    The writing by which anything is consigned.