What is another word for Consigning?

Pronunciation: [kənsˈa͡ɪnɪŋ] (IPA)

Consigning is a term used to describe the act of handing over or entrusting something to someone else. It can also refer to the selling of goods through a third party. Synonyms for consigning include entrusting, dispatching, delivering, sending, and shipping. Other related words include delegating, assigning, relinquishing, and surrendering. When a person consigns something, they are effectively transferring ownership and responsibility to someone else. This can be done for a variety of reasons, such as to sell goods without having to handle the logistics or to ensure that an item is delivered safely and securely. Regardless of the reason, consigning is an important process that can have significant consequences for both parties involved.

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Usage examples for Consigning

Leaving my fair friends then to refresh themselves after the journey, and Consigning Mr. O'Leary to the enjoyment of his meershaum, through the aid of which he had rendered his apartment like a Dutch swamp in autumn, the only portion of his own figure visible through the mist being his short legs and heavy shoes.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
Consigning Matang and all things connected with it to a considerably warmer sphere than Borneo, I "threw my heart over" and followed it a run, a wild bound in the air, a scramble, and I was over, L. almost jumping on my back, and both being ignominiously hauled out of danger by H., who showed no more interest in the whole affair than he would have done in crossing Piccadilly!
"On the Equator"
Harry de Windt
It was the most ambitious work of art that the family possessed, yet she felt it was not really suited, and accepted it provisionally, Consigning it mentally to the large scrap-heap of Ridge belongings which she had already begun in the back yard.
"One Woman's Life"
Robert Herrick

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