"on consignment" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 寄售

Definition

商品交由他人或商店代售，只有售出后，商品所有者才能收到货款。销售方（商店）不是提前购买商品。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

商务用语，常见于‘寄售商店’等场所。比如‘寄售出售’，‘接受寄售货物’。商品所有权直到售出前都属于寄主。常见于艺术品、服饰、二手店。

Examples

I left my old books on consignment at the store.

我把旧书放到商店**寄售**。

The gallery sells paintings on consignment.

画廊**寄售**画作。

This shop accepts clothes on consignment.

这家店接受**寄售**衣服。

Lots of artists start by selling their work on consignment.

很多艺术家一开始都通过**寄售**方式卖作品。

If the shoes don’t sell on consignment, you just take them back.

如果鞋子**寄售**没卖掉，你可以直接取回。

They prefer to take furniture on consignment instead of paying upfront.

他们更喜欢**寄售**家具，而不是先付款。