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consign
Consign (verb) means to hand something over to someone else's care, often for selling, moving or storing it.
verb
1
To hand something over to someone else's care, often for selling, moving or storing it.
2
To place something or someone in another person's care.
3
To send something on to where it is finally meant to go.
"This controversial decision has consigned rail passengers to a considerable time penalty, when the direct route would have cut 45 minutes from Far North journey times."
— Paul Stephen, Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line (2021)
"This firm regularly consigns margarine in palletised wagon-loads to a wide variety of destinations."
— B. Perren, The Tilbury Line serves industrial North Thameside (1961)
"to consign the body to the grave"
4
To set something aside for a particular purpose or fate.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French consigner, or taken directly from Latin cōnsignō, meaning ‘furnish with a seal’, formed from con- and signō, meaning ‘mark, sign’.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of consign?
"consign" (verb) means to hand something over to someone else's care, often for selling, moving or storing it.
What is another word for consign?
Other words for "consign" include charge.
What are the different meanings of consign?
"consign" has 3 main meanings: 1. To hand something over to someone else's care, often for selling, moving or storing it; 2. To place something or someone in another person's care; 3. To send something on to where it is finally meant to go.
