con·sign·ment
kən-ˈsīn-mənt 
1
: the act or process of consigning
2
: something consigned especially in a single shipment
see also on consignment
: of, relating to, or received as goods on consignment
a consignment sale
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work as her own instead of her father’s result in her consignment to Salpêtrière.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Find boutique fashion at Pink Threads, consignment clothing at Valerie’s Loft, and home goods and other gift items at The Cardinal’s Nest.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Additional funds are raised through holiday and spring luncheons, a pickleball tournament, and sales at the consignment shop on El Tordo, now headed up by TCF Executive Director Suzanne Newman and staffed by volunteers.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work as her own instead of her father’s result in her consignment to Salpêtrière.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Newman follows in the footsteps of her late mother Jean who was consignment manager for many years.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Find boutique fashion at Pink Threads, consignment clothing at Valerie’s Loft, and home goods and other gift items at The Cardinal’s Nest.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consignment. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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