Meaning & use
consignment receipt
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Meaning
nouncountable
A document that confirms goods sent on consignment have been received by the person or business meant to sell or hold them.
Grammar: Countable; often used with 'a' or 'the'. Example: 'She signed the consignment receipt.'
Patterns
- sign a consignment receipt
- issue a consignment receipt
- a consignment receipt for something
The warehouse manager signed the consignment receipt after checking the boxes.
Please send a copy of the consignment receipt to our accounts department.
Without a consignment receipt, it is hard to prove the goods arrived.
Word forms
| plural | consignment receipts |
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Common combinations
- sign a consignment receipt
- The receiver must sign a consignment receipt when the goods arrive.
- issue a consignment receipt
- The seller will issue a consignment receipt once the items are delivered.
- copy of the consignment receipt
- Keep a copy of the consignment receipt for your records.
Synonyms and how they differ
- delivery receipt
- A delivery receipt is more general; it can be for any delivery, not just consignment goods.
- goods received note
- This is a more formal term often used in accounting for the same purpose.
Word family
Commonly confused: consignment receipt or consignment note?
consignment receipt vs consignment note
A consignment note is a document that travels with goods when they are sent, while a consignment receipt is proof that they were received.
Practice
What is a consignment receipt used for?
Choose one answer.
A consignment receipt is signed by the receiver to confirm that the goods arrived. Option 0 describes a consignment note, and option 3 is an invoice.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “consignment receipt”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.