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.
Examples of consignment store in a Sentence
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The consignment store in Downtown Dartmouth stocks a ton of high-end designer shoes and accessories as well as gently used mid-level designer clothing.
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Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The building once occupied by the Jackson Women’s Health Organization is now a high-end consignment store.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
In September, Holcomb finally visited Index, a Portland sneaker consignment store.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
White River Junction, a longtime train hub, spent much of the 20th century in slow decline, but has lately been rebounding, with good food options like Trail Break Taps & Tacos and small shops like Gear Again, a very Vermont consignment store selling outdoor clothing and equipment.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
About 15 to 20 small businesses will have booths inside the building, which will operate as a consignment store, managed by Uncommon employees.
—Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 July 2023
Brookins Smoken On The Go shares a Five Points area space with a thrift store/consignment store.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 June 2023
This boutique thrift and consignment store planned to open its second location in South Anchorage when the roof partially collapsed at its original shop near downtown — one of multiple roof collapses in Anchorage after heavy snowfall this winter.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The building once occupied by the Jackson Women’s Health Organization is now a high-end consignment store.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
In September, Holcomb finally visited Index, a Portland sneaker consignment store.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
White River Junction, a longtime train hub, spent much of the 20th century in slow decline, but has lately been rebounding, with good food options like Trail Break Taps & Tacos and small shops like Gear Again, a very Vermont consignment store selling outdoor clothing and equipment.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
About 15 to 20 small businesses will have booths inside the building, which will operate as a consignment store, managed by Uncommon employees.
—Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 July 2023
Brookins Smoken On The Go shares a Five Points area space with a thrift store/consignment store.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 June 2023
This boutique thrift and consignment store planned to open its second location in South Anchorage when the roof partially collapsed at its original shop near downtown — one of multiple roof collapses in Anchorage after heavy snowfall this winter.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
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