Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The one to whom something, such as goods or merchandise, is consigned.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The person to whom goods or other property sent by carrier are consigned or addressed; specifically, one who has the care or disposal of goods received upon consignment; a factor.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; -- correlative to consignor.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the person to whom merchandise is delivered over

Etymologies

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From consign + -ee

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Examples

  • Why say that the goods belonged to "subjects of the King of Italy," when the consignee was the real owner?

    The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Raphael Semmes 1843

  • The presumption, in the absence of proof, is, that the consignee is the agent of the shipper.

    The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Raphael Semmes 1843

  • The person to whom the goods are shipped is the "consignee".

    Business Hints for Men and Women Alfred Rochefort Calhoun

  • In order to file a claim with Staples I had to furnish: name, address and daytime phone of consignee, copy of original Staples receipt — including cash register spit-out tape, an independent appraisal of the radio, the original ebay listing showing the final price, the PayPal transaction showing any payments or refunds, etc.,etc.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » How Not to Do E-Commerce 2009

  • Select the Mexican client, importer, consignee, customs broker or trade show organiser to whom the documentation needs to be sent prior to shipment.

    Doing business in Mexico: general legal, business & entry issues 2007

  • Select the Mexican client, importer, consignee, customs broker or trade show organiser to whom the documentation needs to be sent prior to shipment.

    Doing business in Mexico: general legal, business & entry issues 2007

  • Chinese Origin Goods Chinese Origin Goods made in China, such as plastic toys and clothing, may be subject to high anti-dumping quotas which range in 500+%, which may result in abandonment by the consignee due to the high cost of entry.

    Page 2 2005

  • The shipment has my wife's name as the consignee which we were told she can assign to the broker once we have one using a letter.

    Customs Broker in Vera Cruz 2005

  • Chinese Origin Goods Chinese Origin Goods made in China, such as plastic toys and clothing, may be subject to high anti-dumping quotas which range in 500+%, which may result in abandonment by the consignee due to the high cost of entry.

    Page 2 2005

  • Chinese Origin Goods Chinese Origin Goods made in China, such as plastic toys and clothing, may be subject to high anti-dumping quotas which range in 500+%, which may result in abandonment by the consignee due to the high cost of entry.

    Page 2 2005

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