Thesaurus results for CONSIGNMENT

consignment

noun

Definition of consignment

as in entrustment

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as in cargo

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Recent Examples of consignment The online consignment and thrift store and resale-as-a-service (Raas) provider’s annual report offers insights into how consumers and brands perceive the secondhand market. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 The consignment is expected to anchor the upcoming auction season and includes paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and others. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Find trend-forward clothing at Give Grace or Belletique, and stop into The Collective for quality consignment pieces. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026 Do not donate sentimental heirlooms or valuable furniture; offer them to family, store them, or sell through consignment. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consignment

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Noun

Kenneth has been charged with obstructing official business and wrongful entrustment.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Duncan Disposal, also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, is accused of vicarious liability, negligent hiring, retention and supervision, and negligent entrustment.

— Nick Lentz, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of entrustment

Noun

The ministry said that port and ship repair facilities in the southern Odesa region and ships carrying cargo for the Ukrainian military were also hit.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
The mission also delivered about 1,800 pounds of cargo to the station and returned about the same amount of stuff back to Earth.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of cargo

Noun

Its accreditation is tied to a single entity rather than individual colleges.

— Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
And in the full sentence that is a school, curricular interruptions are security threats to the accreditation evaluation that protects the bottom line.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of accreditation

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That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
However, the company said beer depletions, a measure of sales from distributors to retailers and other customers, declined slightly during the quarter, indicating consumer demand was softer than shipment growth suggests.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shipment

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Twenty-three states have no rating from the big agencies at all, which locks them out of mandates that require one.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The decision, announced last week without fanfare, offered no details beyond that broad mandate.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandate

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The logistics data points to pressure extending beyond the ports, with businesses facing tighter warehouse availability and elevated freight costs even as the peak shipping period begins to recede.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Atlas Survival Shelters, a Texas manufacturer, lists modular steel models starting around $60,000, with larger versions climbing into the hundreds of thousands of dollars or more, before freight and installation.

— Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of freight

Noun

Seven in 10 employees say promotions go to those who best deserve them, nearly twice the proportion at a typical European workplace.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Co-owners Zain Shafi and Milne said the promotion to a star is because the whole team tries to be better than the day before, while staying consistent.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of promotion

Noun

In a new Story on the same day Ross was carb loading in the City of Light, Kendrick thanked followers who stood by her.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
The company’s website describes Nucleus as providing humanoid labor to factories by the hour, with current applications including parts picking, shelf loading, product handling, and cart transport.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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