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verb
- 1. deliver (something) to a person's keeping: "he consigned three paintings to Sotheby's" Similar
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to give or send, or to put someone in an unpleasant place or situation: She refused to consign her children to a life of poverty. (Definition of consign from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) consign | Business English. verb [ T ] COMMERCE uk / kənˈsaɪn / us.
The meaning of CONSIGN is to give over to another's care. How to use consign in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Consign.
To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there.
Consign definition: to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).. See examples of CONSIGN used in a sentence.
to send goods or documents to a person or company: consign sth to sb The goods will be consigned to you by air freight. to give something to an auctioneer and ask them to sell it for you: Most items that you consign to us for sale will be illustrated in our online catalogue.
Definition of consign verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The verb consign means to transfer permanently to another. You can consign ownership of your old car to your son, an act that will probably make you the "best parent ever" in his eyes. Consign means to commit or relegate.
1. to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust. 2. to commit irrevocably: he consigned the papers to the flames. 3. to commit for admittance: to consign someone to jail. 4. (Commerce) to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etc: it was consigned to his London address.
To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there. [ formal ] [...] More
Consign Definition. To hand over; give up or deliver. Consigned to jail. To put in the care of another; entrust. Consign the orphan to her uncle's care. To assign to an undesirable position or place; relegate. Consigned to oblivion. To agree or submit. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign.
