consignment store
noun
US
: a store to which people bring items that they no longer want (such as old clothes, shoes, and equipment) to have them sold
I brought some old clothes to a consignment store, and when they were sold I received a portion of the sale price.
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La Jolla consignment store Little Love also supports fire evacuees by donating 100 trash bags full of community donations and 30 to 40 boxes of diapers.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
In March, a previously unseen Air Foamposite Pro with a glow-in-the-dark elephant print pattern surfaced at Portland consignment store Index.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
This two-story consignment store has retained its spot on the Frankfort Avenue thoroughfare for over three decades.
—Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
And if shopping is your vibe, check out Wilton Collective, an upscale thrift and consignment store whose proceeds benefit Julian’s Fountain of Youth, which supports LGBTQ+ young people.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Olivia's Shop, a women's clothing consignment store, on Route 1 in northern Bel Air is expected to be closed for several months following a fire last week.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
The quickest place is through an auction house, estate sale or consignment store.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Slobin, who has been in the business 12 years, said the company also has a consignment store, called Le Shoppe Modern on Orchard Lake Road in Keego Harbor, where many good pieces of art and other higher-end items that don't sell in the estate sale will go and be up for sale later.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
There’s a bike shop on the premises, as well as a clothing consignment store, a plant emporium, an art studio, and a wellness boutique that offers IV hydration.
—Andrew Zaleski, Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2024
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
In March, a previously unseen Air Foamposite Pro with a glow-in-the-dark elephant print pattern surfaced at Portland consignment store Index.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
This two-story consignment store has retained its spot on the Frankfort Avenue thoroughfare for over three decades.
—Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
And if shopping is your vibe, check out Wilton Collective, an upscale thrift and consignment store whose proceeds benefit Julian’s Fountain of Youth, which supports LGBTQ+ young people.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Olivia's Shop, a women's clothing consignment store, on Route 1 in northern Bel Air is expected to be closed for several months following a fire last week.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
The quickest place is through an auction house, estate sale or consignment store.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Slobin, who has been in the business 12 years, said the company also has a consignment store, called Le Shoppe Modern on Orchard Lake Road in Keego Harbor, where many good pieces of art and other higher-end items that don't sell in the estate sale will go and be up for sale later.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
There’s a bike shop on the premises, as well as a clothing consignment store, a plant emporium, an art studio, and a wellness boutique that offers IV hydration.
—Andrew Zaleski, Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Consignment store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consignment%20store. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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