con·sign·ment 
/kənˈsaɪnmənt/ noun
plural con·sign·ments /kənˈsaɪnmənt/ noun 1 [count] : a quantity of goods that are sent to a person or place to be sold
▪ a consignment of books/goods/cars ▪ large consignments of grain 2 [noncount] : the act or process of sending goods to a person or place to be sold
▪ the consignment of goods
▪ a consignment of books/goods/cars ▪ large consignments of grain
▪ the consignment of goods
on consignment
— used to describe a situation in which goods are sent to a person who pays only for what is sold and who may return what is not sold ▪ The goods were shipped/sold on consignment.
