consignee

  • 11consignee — consign ► VERB 1) deliver to someone s possession or care. 2) send (goods) by a public carrier. 3) (consign to) put (someone or something) in (a place) so as to be rid of them. DERIVATIVES consignee noun consignor noun. ORIGIN …

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  • 12consignee — noun Date: 1773 one to whom something is consigned or shipped …

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  • 13consignee — /kon suy nee , si , keuhn suy /, n. a person or party to whom something, usually merchandise, is consigned. [1780 90; CONSIGN + EE] * * * …

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  • 14consignee — noun /ˌkɒn.saɪˈniː/ The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered. See Also: consignment, consignor …

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  • 15consignee — Synonyms and related words: Federal, accepter, acquirer, addressee, agent, amanuensis, audience, auditor, baggage agent, beholder, business agent, claim agent, clerk, commercial agent, commission agent, customer agent, dupe, factor, fed, federal… …

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  • 16consignee — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. committee; functionary, curator, treasurer; agent, factor, bailiff, clerk, proctor, underwriter, factotum, director; negotiator, go between; middle man; employee; servant, caretaker. II (Roget s IV) n …

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  • 17consignee — con|sign|ee [ˌkɔnsaıˈni:, sı US ˌka:n ] n technical the person that something is delivered to …

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  • 18consignee — con·sign·ee || ‚kÉ’nsaɪ niː n. one to whom something is consigned or delivered …

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  • 19consignee — n. Agent, factor, receiver (of goods shipped) …

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  • 20consignee — noun (C) technical the person that something is delivered to …

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