Meaning of CONSIGNEE
| Pronunciation: | | `kânsI'nee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the person to whom merchandise is delivered over |
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| | See Also: | | receiver, recipient | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con`sign*ee"\ (?; 277), n. [F. consign?, p. p. of
consigner.]
The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a
factor; -- correlative to consignor.
Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to
express generally the shipper of merchandise, and the
person to whom it is addressed, by bill of lading or
otherwise. --De Colange.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, federal agent, freight agent, functionary, general agent, getter, hearer, holder, implement, instrument, insurance agent, land agent, law agent, listener, literary agent, loan agent, looker, news agent, obtainer, official, parliamentary agent, passenger agent, payee, press agent, procurer, puppet, purchasing agent, real estate agent, receiver, recipient, sales agent, secretary, special agent, spectator, station agent, steward, taker, theatrical agent, ticket agent, tool, travel agent, trustee, viewer, walking delegate |
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