consignor

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con·sign

(kən-sīn′)

v. con·signed, con·sign·ing, con·signs

v.tr.

1. To give over to the care or custody of another.

a. To put in or assign to an unfavorable place, position, or condition: "Their desponding imaginations had long since consigned him to a watery grave" (William Hickling Prescott).

b. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign: "South American savannas [that are] now consigned to grazing" (Eric Scigliano).

3. To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.

v.intr. Obsolete

To submit; consent.

[Middle English consignen, to certify by seal, from Old French consigner, from Latin cōnsignāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + signāre, to mark (from signum, mark; see sek^w- in Indo-European roots).]

con·sign′a·ble adj.

con′sig·na′tion (kŏn′sī-nā′shən, -sĭg-) n.

con·sig′nor, con·sign′er n.

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consignor

(kənˈsaɪnə; ˌkɒnsaɪˈnɔː) or

consigner

(Commerce) a person, enterprise, etc, that consigns goods

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con•sign•or

(kənˈsaɪ nər, ˌkɒn saɪˈnɔr)

also con•sign•er

(-nər)

n.

a person or company that consigns goods or merchandise.

[1780–90]

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Noun

consignor - the person who delivers over or commits merchandise

consigner

shipper - someone who ships goods

Translations

odesílatel

mittente

consignor

[kənˈsaɪnəʳ] N → remitente mf

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consignor

[kənˈsaɪnə^r] n → expéditeur/trice m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

consignor

n (Comm) → Versender m

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consignor

[kənˈsaɪnəʳ] n → mittente m/f

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Ponce De Leon contacted me on the eve of the auction and told me that the consignor, whom he refused to name, was offering to make a donation to a foundation of the family's choice, in order to appease the family and buy peace.

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The court's decision illustrates the many hurdles and pitfalls facing a non-compliant consignor that fails to "dot its i's and cross its t's" when selling goods on consignment,