consign

 
Pronunciation: /kənˈsʌɪn/

verb

[with object]
  • deliver (something) to a person’s keeping: he consigned three paintings to Sotheby’s
  • send (goods) by a public carrier: the package was consigned by a famous sporting goods company
  • (consign someone/thing to) put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them: she consigned the letter to the waste-paper basket

Derivatives

consignee

Pronunciation: /kɒnsʌɪˈniː/
noun

consignor

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'mark with the sign of the cross', especially at baptism or confirmation, as a sign of dedication to God): from French consigner or Latin consignare 'mark with a seal'