Meaning

noun goods carried by a large vehicle

noun the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

noun the delivery of goods for sale or disposal

originEtymology tree English consign Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English consignment From consign + -ment.

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