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  • noun Plural form of consignee.

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Examples

  • Turn over command second mate, call consignees your wages immediately.

    Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley 1918

  • At Boston the consignees were the sons of Hutchinson, the Governor, and he determined that it should be landed and sold; while the mass of the people, led by committees of the "Sons of Liberty," were equally determined that the tea should not be landed or sold.

    The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 Egerton Ryerson 1842

  • The first technical thing that happened was the consignment had two consignees.

    Ugandan Administration to Explain Book Impoundment 2010

  • Whoever sent those consignments is supposed to sort out the issue of the consignees.

    Ugandan Administration to Explain Book Impoundment 2010

  • On Wednesday morning, some of the other consignees, including Tories British Loyalists Thomas Hutchinson, Benjamin Faneuil, and Joshua Winslow, met the Clarkes at their warehouse on King Street.

    History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

  • While not spelling out the precise status of the investigation in the UAE, the Dec. 10 report said U.N. investigators had sought help from “UAE authorities to trace the movements of this vehicle, including reviewing shipping documents from the UAE and, with the assistance of the UAE authorities, attempting to locate and interview the consignees of the container in which the vehicle or its parts is believed to have been shipped.”

    Hullabaloo 2006

  • While not spelling out the precise status of the investigation in the UAE, the Dec. 10 report said U.N. investigators had sought help from “UAE authorities to trace the movements of this vehicle, including reviewing shipping documents from the UAE and, with the assistance of the UAE authorities, attempting to locate and interview the consignees of the container in which the vehicle or its parts is believed to have been shipped.”

    Hullabaloo 2006

  • While not spelling out the precise status of the investigation in the UAE, the Dec. 10 report said U.N. investigators had sought help from “UAE authorities to trace the movements of this vehicle, including reviewing shipping documents from the UAE and, with the assistance of the UAE authorities, attempting to locate and interview the consignees of the container in which the vehicle or its parts is believed to have been shipped.”

    Hullabaloo 2006

  • While not spelling out the precise status of the investigation in the UAE, the Dec. 10 report said U.N. investigators had sought help from “UAE authorities to trace the movements of this vehicle, including reviewing shipping documents from the UAE and, with the assistance of the UAE authorities, attempting to locate and interview the consignees of the container in which the vehicle or its parts is believed to have been shipped.”

    Hullabaloo 2006

  • All he had to do was to race off to his consignees and stop payment of the towage bill before Falk had the time to get in and lift the money.

    Falk, by Joseph Conrad 2004

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