Consign
To deliver or hand over to another's care, custody, or control, often for safekeeping, shipment, or disposal; to assign or commit to a particular fate or course of action.
verbConsign
To deliver or hand over to another's care, custody, or control, often for safekeeping, shipment, or disposal; to assign or commit to a particular fate or course of action.
verbImagine This
Imagine you seal a box, sign a delivery form, and hand it to a trusted courier. The box is consigned to the courier's custody, destined for the recipient or a storage facility.
Sounds Like
kun-SINE
Looks Like
assign; sign (the root 'sign' is shared) — visually resembles words like assign and design
Remember This
In logistics, the person who sends is the consignor and the recipient is the consignee. A shipment is consigned to a carrier for delivery.
Other Forms
Connect With
entrust, commit, deposit, hand over, ship, consignor, consignee
Note
Do not confuse with re-sign (sign again) or with assign. Consign focuses on handing over custody or disposal, often with shipment or fate in mind. Use 'consign to' for a destination or fate; not all uses of 'consign' imply ownership transfer in casual contexts.
Study Deeper
- The retailer consigned the surplus inventory to a warehouse for safekeeping.
- The shipper consigned the cargo to the port authority for unloading.
From Latin consignare, meaning 'to seal, mark, commit,' from con- 'together' + signum 'mark.'
Con-sign: sign over control. Picture signing a contract to hand over custody of goods.
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