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consign
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consign v. 1) to deliver goods to a merchant to sell on behalf of the party delivering the items, as distinguished from transferring to a retailer at a wholesale price for re-sale. Example: leaving one's auto at a dealer to sell and split the profit. 2) to deliver to a carrier to be taken to an agent of the sender. 3) when a debtor has belongings but no money to pay his/her creditors and deposits his/her goods with a trustee who will sell them to raise money to pay the owner's debts and creditors. This is done by agreement between a debtor and his/her creditors or by order of a bankruptcy judge.


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Equipment consigned by over 164 consignors from 20 countries, comprised of over 1,300 items, was sold to 230 successful bidders.
The December auction offered 241 equipment lots for sale from 22 different consignors with equipment located in 22 states and Canada.
Equipment consigned by over 140 consignors from 21 countries, comprised of 1,301 items, was sold to 216 successful bidders.
 
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