consignment

consign ①놓다 ② (좋지 않은 상황에) 처하게 만들다 1. …을 넘겨 주다, 인도하다; …을 위탁하다, 위임하다, 맡기다[to]. consign a child to a person’s care 아이 돌보는 일을 남에게 맡기다 2…을 충당하다, 할당하다[to]. He consigned this room to his private use. 그는 이 방을 자기 전용으로 했다. 3. (상업) 〔판매〕를 위탁하다; 〔상품〕을 탁송하다[to]. consign goods to an agent 상품의 판매를 대리점에 위탁하다. consign the body to the flames 시신을 화장하다. consign a room to one's private use 방을 자기 사적인 용도로 쓰다. consign the orphan to her uncle'scare 고아를 숙부의 보살핌에 맡기다. consign goods 화물을 탁송하다 consign to …에 넘기다. consign … to prison …을 교도소에 넣다 How many times do you eat a month? consignment consigned sale, sale on consignment: 위탁판매 consignee: 수탁인 consignment goods: 적송품 consignment guarantee money: 위탁 보증금 consignment in: 판매수탁품(受託) consignment invoices: 위탁판매품 송장, 위탁품 송장 consignment loss: 적송품 손실 consignment out: 판매수탁품(委託) consignment payable: 수탁판매 미지급금 consignment profit and loss: 적송품 손익 consignment profit: 적송품 이익 consignment sale: 적송품매출, 위탁판매 consignment sales and purchases: 위탁매매 consignment: 위탁판매 consignments: 위탁 consignor's sales account: 위탁판매 미수금 consignor: 판매위탁자 ■ Definition of consign transitive verb 1:to give over to another's care… consign her single daughters to the care of their sister … —Jane Austen 2:to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another;also :to commit especially to a final destination or fate a writerconsigned to oblivion consign a body to the grave 3:to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold consigned the paintings for sale intransitive verb obsolete :agree, submit The Origins of 'Lobbyist' Examples of consign in a Sentence She consigned the painting to an auction house. The goods were consigned to him. Recent Examples of consignfrom the Web But there's risk involved with consigning the near term to the dust bin. —Dan Mcgrath, chicagotribune.com, "White Sox rebuild taking root in Charlotte and Birmingham," 17 July 2017 The neolibs were claiming to own the future, and consigning their adversaries to the past. —Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "How ‘Neoliberalism’ Became The Left’s Favorite Insult Of Liberals," 16 July 2017 Unfortunately, or more truly fortunately, our work came to fruition just as Reagan and Gorbachev achieved peace and good will between the West and Russia, thus consigning my magnum opus to the classified waste bin of irrelevance. —New York Times, "Letters to the Editor," 30 June 2017 These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'consign.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback. Origin and Etymology of consign Middle French consigner, from Latin consignare, from com- + signum sign, mark, seal — more at sign Synonyms send, dispatch, pack (off), ship, shoot, transfer, transmit, transport Antonyms accept, receive Related Words convey, deliver, hand over, pass, render; advance, drop, launch; address, forward; export, import; bestow, contribute, donate, give, present; resend, return Near Antonyms acquire, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure Synonym Discussion of consign commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. ?committed the felon to prison? entrust implies committing with trust and confidence. ?the president is entrusted with broad powers? confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance.?confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney? consignsuggests removing from one's control with formality or finality. ?consignedthe damaging notes to the fire?relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of.?relegated to an obscure position in the company? consign verb Definition of consign for English Language Learners : to put (someone) in a usually unpleasant place or situation : to put (something that is not wanted or used) in a place where old things are stored or thrown away : to send (something) to a person or place to be sold Definition of consign for Students consigned; consigning 1:to send (as goods) to an agent to be sold or cared for 2:to put (something) in a place to store it or get rid of it Sheconsigned her old toys to the attic. Legal Definition of consign :to entrust (one's goods) to the possession of a dealer to be sold for profit or returned if unsold — compare bail, entrust Seen and Heard What made you want to look up consign? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).