Oxford Dictionary English consignment shop nounnoun BrE BrE//kənˈsaɪnmənt ʃɒp// ; NAmE NAmE//kənˈsaɪnmənt ʃɑːp// (also consignment store BrE BrE//kənˈsaɪnmənt stɔː(r)// ; NAmE NAmE//kənˈsaɪnmənt stɔːr// ) (North American English) Add to my wordlistjump to other results a shop/store where people take their old clothes, etc. to be sold to somebody else. The consignment shop keeps part of the money after an item is sold and gives the other part to the person who brought it in.See consignment shop in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: consignment shop oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
