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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Keep in mind, too, that thrift stores generally operate on a donation basis, whereas antique stores may operate on consignment, adds Jennifer Johnson, the owner of True Fashionistas, the largest lifestyle resale and consignment store in Florida. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 25 July 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 Jennifer Mayrath, the general manager at Clotheshorse Anonymous, a luxury consignment store, sees this change firsthand. — Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consignment store

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