consignmentn.

/kənˈsʌɪnmənt/

Etymology: formed as consign v. + -ment suffix.

1. Sealing or dedicating with a sign.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > designation > [noun]

designationa1398

consignment1563

designment1635

1563 J. Man tr. W. Musculus Common Places Christian Relig. 282 a We shall define baptisme..to bee the Sacrament of regeneration.. sanctification, consignment and incorporation into Christ our Saviour.

†2. Law. Hypothecation. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > bond or recognizance > requiring or giving legal security > [noun] > legal security > mortgage > action of mortgaging

wadsettingc1440

mortgaging1606

consignment1622

hypothecation1681

1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 457 In acts of Pawnes and Consignements by one onely fault duely proued.

3. Delivering over; delivery, committal, allotment.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > ordinance, prescription, or appointment

besight1258

ordainmenta1325

constitution1393

assignationa1400

signmentc1425

appointmentc1440

steveningc1440

pointingc1449

ordinationc1450

instituting1534

prescription1542

prescribement1563

assignment1597

nomination1597

designation1609

consignation1650

reassignment1650

reassignation1655

consignmenta1668

appunctuation1768

destination1868

allocation1876

a1668 W. Davenant Philosopher's Disquis. in Wks. (1673) 332 And seemes to come, Not by consignement to us, but by chance.

1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. I. i. 127 The kidnapping..of negroes, and their consignment to the most miserable slavery.

a. The consigning of goods or a cargo, esp. to an agent for sale or disposal; = consignation n. 6.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > selling by consignment or through an agent

consignment1709

consignation1755

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 31. ⁋7 Ask all the Merchants who act upon Consignments.

1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances I. 373 Hemp laden on board the Matthew, to the Consignment of Messrs. Gampert and Whatley.

1800 Hull Pilotage Act 14 The charge, agency, or consignment of any ship.

1885 Law Times 79 194/1 The goods by the fact of consignment became the property of the consignee.

b. ‘The writing by which any thing is consigned.’.

ΚΠ

1755 in Johnson: whence in later Dicts.

5. concrete. A quantity of goods consigned to an agent or factor.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > goods consigned to agent or factor

consignment1723

invoice1881

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 389 To see what prodigious Consignments they had from their Correspondents in Old-Spain.

1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam xiv. 245 A large consignment of pearls, entrusted to the captain.

6. Confinement within bounds by way of discipline or punishment; ‘gating’. [ < French consigne; compare consigné n.²]

ΚΠ

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. iii. 240 Behold them, long files of them, their consignment broken, arrive, headed by their Serjeants,..at the Palais Royal.

Draft additions June 2006

consignment shop n. North American a shop which sells goods (esp. second-hand clothing) on behalf of private individuals, who receive a percentage of the selling price.

ΚΠ

1942 Los Angeles Times 20 Feb. ii. 7/4 Consignment shop elects. At a meeting this week, officers were re-elected for Pasadena's Half-Way Shop, a liaison agency for consigning local home-produced goods.

2003 E. Viets Shop till you Drop i. 2 By next season, Brittney would have given her thousand-dollar outfit to the maid, and Christina would have sent hers to the consignment shop.

Draft additions June 2006

consignment store n. North American = consignment shop n. at Additions.

ΚΠ

1930 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 10 May 7/6 (advt.) Furniture Consignment Store Auction Sale every Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Consign what you have or we will buy your furniture for cash.

1995 Today's Parent Aug. (Toronto Suppl.) 7/2 After checking out your local department store and favourite children's boutique, why not pay a visit to a consignment store that specializes in kid's clothes?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	consignment
释义	consignmentn. /kənˈsʌɪnmənt/ Etymology: formed as consign v. + -ment suffix. 1. Sealing or dedicating with a sign. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > designation > [noun] designationa1398 consignment1563 designment1635 1563 J. Man tr. W. Musculus Common Places Christian Relig. 282 a We shall define baptisme..to bee the Sacrament of regeneration.. sanctification, consignment and incorporation into Christ our Saviour. †2. Law. Hypothecation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > bond or recognizance > requiring or giving legal security > [noun] > legal security > mortgage > action of mortgaging wadsettingc1440 mortgaging1606 consignment1622 hypothecation1681 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 457 In acts of Pawnes and Consignements by one onely fault duely proued. 3. Delivering over; delivery, committal, allotment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > ordinance, prescription, or appointment besight1258 ordainmenta1325 constitution1393 assignationa1400 signmentc1425 appointmentc1440 steveningc1440 pointingc1449 ordinationc1450 instituting1534 prescription1542 prescribement1563 assignment1597 nomination1597 designation1609 consignation1650 reassignment1650 reassignation1655 consignmenta1668 appunctuation1768 destination1868 allocation1876 a1668 W. Davenant Philosopher's Disquis. in Wks. (1673) 332 And seemes to come, Not by consignement to us, but by chance. 1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. I. i. 127 The kidnapping..of negroes, and their consignment to the most miserable slavery. 4. a. The consigning of goods or a cargo, esp. to an agent for sale or disposal; = consignation n. 6. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > selling by consignment or through an agent consignment1709 consignation1755 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 31. ⁋7 Ask all the Merchants who act upon Consignments. 1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances I. 373 Hemp laden on board the Matthew, to the Consignment of Messrs. Gampert and Whatley. 1800 Hull Pilotage Act 14 The charge, agency, or consignment of any ship. 1885 Law Times 79 194/1 The goods by the fact of consignment became the property of the consignee. b. ‘The writing by which any thing is consigned.’. ΚΠ 1755 in Johnson: whence in later Dicts. 5. concrete. A quantity of goods consigned to an agent or factor. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > goods consigned to agent or factor consignment1723 invoice1881 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 389 To see what prodigious Consignments they had from their Correspondents in Old-Spain. 1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam xiv. 245 A large consignment of pearls, entrusted to the captain. 6. Confinement within bounds by way of discipline or punishment; ‘gating’. [ < French consigne; compare consigné n.²] ΚΠ 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. iii. 240 Behold them, long files of them, their consignment broken, arrive, headed by their Serjeants,..at the Palais Royal. Draft additions June 2006 consignment shop n. North American a shop which sells goods (esp. second-hand clothing) on behalf of private individuals, who receive a percentage of the selling price. ΚΠ 1942 Los Angeles Times 20 Feb. ii. 7/4 Consignment shop elects. At a meeting this week, officers were re-elected for Pasadena's Half-Way Shop, a liaison agency for consigning local home-produced goods. 2003 E. Viets Shop till you Drop i. 2 By next season, Brittney would have given her thousand-dollar outfit to the maid, and Christina would have sent hers to the consignment shop. Draft additions June 2006 consignment store n. North American = consignment shop n. at Additions. ΚΠ 1930 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 10 May 7/6 (advt.) Furniture Consignment Store Auction Sale every Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Consign what you have or we will buy your furniture for cash. 1995 Today's Parent Aug. (Toronto Suppl.) 7/2 After checking out your local department store and favourite children's boutique, why not pay a visit to a consignment store that specializes in kid's clothes? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1563
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