consignment
part of speech
noun (a consignment, consignments)
meaning for a pupil
1) A load of goods that is sent or delivered to someone at one time. tree →
2) (formal) The act of sending or handing something over to someone to look after or sell. tree →
3) «On consignment»: goods are left in a shop to sell, and the owner is paid only when they are sold. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in business, shops, shipping and maths word problems about deliveries (a consignment of 400 boxes). Tells the reader that a batch of things arrived or was sent together. Phrases: «a consignment of», «a new consignment», «on consignment».
examples
- A consignment of books arrived at the library today. tree →
- The shop is waiting for a new consignment of bikes. tree →
- A consignment of 240 apples was shared between 8 shops. tree →
- The ship carried a large consignment of bananas. tree →
- The police found a consignment of fake trainers. tree →
- She sells her paintings on consignment at the gallery. tree →
- Each consignment is checked before it leaves the warehouse. tree →
note
Countable: one consignment, two consignments. Formal or business word; in everyday talk people say «delivery», «load» or «shipment». In maths, a consignment is the total amount; you often divide it into equal parts or add several consignments together.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «consignment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.