consignment store

noun

US
: a store to which people bring items that they no longer want (such as old clothes, shoes, and equipment) to have them sold
I brought some old clothes to a consignment store, and when they were sold I received a portion of the sale price.

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Another option is to take your goods to a consignment store that handles the selling process for you for a portion of the sale price. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026 This vintage sculpture located in her bedroom comes from Las Tías, a beloved, now shuttered local consignment store, and was picked up a decade ago. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 Holly Heenan, 51, opened a consignment store on Girard Avenue in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood after a complicated battle with breast cancer. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 For 25 years, Rachel Bernhardt has owned and operated her consignment store in Litchfield, in a spacious retail space on Route 202. — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consignment store

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“Consignment store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consignment%20store. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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