consignment shop
noun/kənˈsaɪnmənt ʃɒp/
/kənˈsaɪnmənt ʃɑːp/
(also consignment store
(North American English)/kənˈsaɪnmənt stɔː(r)/
/kənˈsaɪnmənt stɔːr/
)- a shop where people take their old clothes, etc. to be sold to somebody else. The consignment shop keeps part of the money after an item is sold and gives the other part to the person who brought it in.
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