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Consignment is the act of consigning, the act of giving over to another person or agent's charge, custody or care any material or goods but retaining legal ownership until the material or goods are sold. That may be done for the purpose of shipping the goods, transferring the goods to auction or intending the goods to be placed on sale in a store (a Consignment Store). The verb "''consign''" means "to send" and therefore the noun "''consignment''" means "sending goods to another person". In the case of "''retail consignment''" or "''sales consignment''" (often just referred to as a "consignment"), goods are sent to the agent for the purpose of sale. The ownership of these goods remains with the sender. The agent sells the goods on behalf of the sender according to instructions. The sender of goods is known as the "''consignor''" and the agent entrusted with the custody and care of the goods is known as the "''consignee''". ==Features== *The relation between the two parties is that of consignor and consignee, not that of buyer and seller *The consignor is entitled to receive all the expenses in connection with consignment *The consignee is not responsible for damage of goods during transport or any other procedure *Goods are sold at the risk of the consignor with profit or loss belonging to the consignor only A consignor who consigns goods to a consignee transfers only possession, not ownership, of the goods to the consignee. The consignor retains title to the goods. The consignee takes possession of the goods subject to a trust. If the consignee converts the goods to a use not contemplated in the consignment agreement, such as by selling them and keeping the proceeds of the sale for the consignee, the crime of embezzlement has been committed. The word ''consignment'' comes from the French ''consigner'', meaning "to hand over or transmit", originally from the Latin ''consignare'' "to affix a seal", as it was done with official documents just before being sent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Consignment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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