1. delivering or handing over something to someone’s care or custody
2. sending goods to a retailer or agent for sale
Usage: business
3. relegating or condemning someone or something to an undesirable fate or position

Examples

• The museum is consigning the artifacts to a secure storage facility.
• She is consigning her old furniture to the auction house.
• The company is consigning products to retailers across the country.
• The decision is consigning him to a life of obscurity.
• They are consigning the outdated equipment to the warehouse.
• The artist is consigning her paintings to a gallery for exhibition.
• The policy is consigning many students to inadequate schools.