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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Olivia's Shop, a women's clothing consignment store, on Route 1 in northern Bel Air is expected to be closed for several months following a fire last week.
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Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
The quickest place is through an auction house, estate sale or consignment store.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Slobin, who has been in the business 12 years, said the company also has a consignment store, called Le Shoppe Modern on Orchard Lake Road in Keego Harbor, where many good pieces of art and other higher-end items that don't sell in the estate sale will go and be up for sale later.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
There’s a bike shop on the premises, as well as a clothing consignment store, a plant emporium, an art studio, and a wellness boutique that offers IV hydration.
—Andrew Zaleski, Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2024
However, there are a few reasons to forego gently loved upholstered furniture, whether on the curb, at a garage sale, or at a consignment store.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2024
Market to own store Nguyen first introduced her products at farmers markets throughout the area, along with a consignment store in North Richland Hills.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
The consignment store in Downtown Dartmouth stocks a ton of high-end designer shoes and accessories as well as gently used mid-level designer clothing.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The building once occupied by the Jackson Women’s Health Organization is now a high-end consignment store.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
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Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
The quickest place is through an auction house, estate sale or consignment store.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Slobin, who has been in the business 12 years, said the company also has a consignment store, called Le Shoppe Modern on Orchard Lake Road in Keego Harbor, where many good pieces of art and other higher-end items that don't sell in the estate sale will go and be up for sale later.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
There’s a bike shop on the premises, as well as a clothing consignment store, a plant emporium, an art studio, and a wellness boutique that offers IV hydration.
—Andrew Zaleski, Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2024
However, there are a few reasons to forego gently loved upholstered furniture, whether on the curb, at a garage sale, or at a consignment store.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2024
Market to own store Nguyen first introduced her products at farmers markets throughout the area, along with a consignment store in North Richland Hills.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
The consignment store in Downtown Dartmouth stocks a ton of high-end designer shoes and accessories as well as gently used mid-level designer clothing.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The building once occupied by the Jackson Women’s Health Organization is now a high-end consignment store.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Consignment store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consignment%20store. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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