consignment
/kənˈsaɪnmənt/noun
उच्चारण कन्साइन्मन्ट
माल की खेप
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[C] ~ (of sth)
a quantity of goods that are sent or delivered somewhere
माल की खेप
- a consignment of medicines
- A consignment of fresh apples arrived at the market from Kashmir.
- The customs office checked every consignment of tea before it left Assam.
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- A large consignment of books reached the school library this morning.
- The delayed consignment of vaccines was flown to Leh by helicopter.
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[U]
the act of sending or delivering somebody or something
प्रेषण, भेजना
- goods for consignment abroad
- The consignment of the files to the head office was completed by evening.
- The firm handles the consignment of heavy goods by rail and by road.
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- Documents must be signed before the consignment of the parcels begins.
- Payment is due on the consignment of the cargo to the buyer.
AaSpelling
con·sign·ment
With a silent g (/kənˈsaɪnmənt/), like sign and design.
silent g के साथ (/kənˈsaɪnmənt/), sign और design की तरह।
?Which word?
Keep the goods words together: consignment (a quantity of goods sent), shipment, cargo, freight, parcel.
माल के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: consignment (भेजा गया माल), shipment, cargo, freight, parcel।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Consign sth to the past (get rid of something you no longer want).
Phrase 'consign sth to the past' (अनचाही चीज़ से छुटकारा पाना)।
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One-word substitution
The person who sends goods is the consignor; the person who receives them the consignee.
माल भेजने वाला consignor (प्रेषक); प्राप्त करने वाला consignee (प्रेषिती)।