consignee

/ˌkɒn.saɪˈniː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.

noun

"The letter had been given to the two Englishmen by a good friend of theirs in London, who had been in America two years previously, and had singled out Mr. J. L. Westgate from the many friends he had left there as the consignee, as it were, of his compatriots."

From consign + -ee.

consignees (plural)

consigneeship

consignment shop

consignment consignment shop signatory signee signer consigner consignor

Questions

How do you pronounce consignee?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɒn.saɪˈniː/.

What does consignee mean?

The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.

Where does consignee come from?

From consign + -ee.

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