consignment
noun /kənˈsaɪnmənt/
/kənˈsaɪnmənt/
- [countable] a quantity of goods that are sent or delivered somewhere
- A consignment of medicines is on its way now.
- a consignment note (= a document listing goods that have been sent)
Extra Examples- A separate consignment note is required for each vehicle.
- The consignment leaves tonight from Heathrow.
- The drugs were found concealed in a consignment of cabbages.
- [uncountable] the act of sending or delivering somebody/something