Consignment and Despatch
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.
- (n.) The writing by which anything is consigned.
- (n.) The act of consigning; consignation.
- (n.) That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. Adjective - Goods or inventory that are held by a selling agent, wholesaler, or reseller until the goods are either sold or returned to the seller. 2. Verb - The physical transfer of goods from a seller/consignor who retains title to a consignee who acts as a selling agent.
noun
- An official report (usually sent in haste.
- synonyms: dispatch, communique
- The property of being prompt and efficient.
- usage: "it was done with dispatch"
- synonyms: dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness
- Killing a person or animal.
- synonyms: dispatch
- The act of sending off something.
verb
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.&v.) Same as Dispatch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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