consignmentn.1. The act of consigning; consignation.()2. (Com.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.()3. (Com.) That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance.()To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce. (Burke.)4. The writing by which anything is consigned.()