BusinessAugust 16, 2026

consignor

kun-SY-ner

Definition

A person or company that sends goods to another party, typically for sale or transport.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'consignare', meaning to seal or sign over, it entered English through Old French to describe the act of entrusting goods to a carrier.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe the individual or business identified on transport documentation; errors in spelling this party's name are classified as minor clerical mistakes.

Government says no instance of wrongful vehicle detention for minor e-way bill errors has come to notice

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