consignor
consignor Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person or company that sends or delivers goods to an agent, retailer, or carrier for sale, custody, or transport, while typically retaining legal ownership until the goods are sold.
"Under the terms of the agreement, the consignor receives seventy percent of the final sale price once the artwork is purchased."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'consignor' (the sender or owner of the goods) with 'consignee' (the recipient or agent to whom the goods are delivered). In legal and commercial contexts, the spelling 'consignor' is preferred over the general variant 'consigner'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from the verb 'consign' (from Latin 'consignare', meaning 'to seal, register, or entrust') combined with the Anglo-French legal agent suffix '-or'.
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