| 词汇 | consignment |
| 释义 | consignment noun[ C ] uk /kənˈsaɪn.mənt/ us /kənˈsaɪn.mənt/ an amount of goods that is sent somewhere: 托运的货物 consignment ofThe most recent consignment of cloth was faulty.最近一次托运的布料有残疵。 Synonyms boatload cargo delivery(OF PACKAGE ETC.) freight load payload shipment truckload on consignment If goods are on consignment, the person or company that receives them will only pay for them after they have been sold: （货物）以寄售方式出售的 He refuses to ship goods on consignment. Products & producers anti-dumping badging begetter big pharma big tobacco end product fabricator general-purpose generator generic generically haul marque notion output overstock producer proprietary purchase specialize consignment | American Dictionaryconsignment noun[ C/U ] us/kənˈsɑɪn·mənt/ the act of sending goods to a business that ordered them: [ C ]The last consignment of dresses was shipped yesterday. If goods are on consignment, the person or company that has them pays for them only after selling them. consignment | Business Englishconsignment noun[ C ] COMMERCEuk /kənˈsaɪnmənt/us a quantity of goods that are sent together: consignment of sthWhen we get our next consignment of stock our new warehouse management system will be in operation. Customs officers at the port discovered a consignment of pirated computer games. on consignment goods that are on consignment to a store, etc. are only paid for once they have been sold: Some stores prefer to hold goods on consignment rather than take the risk that they will remain unsold. Examples of consignmentconsignment In considering such proposals, special care is taken over the political and military implications of allowing consignments to go overseas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Enforcement of the legislation governing the health rules for consignments intended for export is the responsibility of the local authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Eighteen consignments with a total declared value of £62,500. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A percentage of consignments are also subjected to a physical check, which may include organoleptic checks, temperature checks and laboratory tests for pathogens or contaminants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no official estimates for the revenue lost through smuggling in freight consignments or by air passengers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am endeavouring to obtain information as to dates on which the principal consignments were received. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have not yet been able to procure full information as to the particular consignments referred to in these two questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are investigating the cause of the complaints about the flavour of some consignments and have replaced them from other stocks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On occasion, especially in the meat sector, spot checks are made at the border points of entry and consignments turned back. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Export licence numbers are not routinely recorded as most consignments are covered by blanket export licences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Two of the attacks by demonstrators, seen on television throughout the world, were on consignments of lambs from my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The special warm gloves are now being delivered in large consignments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The firm reports that in recent months it has repeatedly had consignments turned back three days running. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should we not have the small additional profit, and it is small, on these consignments? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was the example of consignments which were not collected in time and so missed the boat—a great help to export! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of consignment These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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