A ruptured eardrum is a tear in the thin membrane that separates your outer ear from your inner ear. That membrane, known as the tympanic membrane, is made of tissue that resembles skin. The eardrum serves two important functions in your ear.
consignment sale. Trading arrangement in which a seller sends goods to a buyer or reseller who pays the seller only as and when the goods are sold. The seller remains the owner (title holder) of the goods until they are paid for in full and, after a certain period, takes back the unsold goods. Also called sale or return, or goods on consignment.
Goods are sometimes supplied on consignment, so that payment is not made until after the buyer has sold the goods, and in the meantime the goods remain the property of the supplier.Some independent bookstores might be willing to accept a few books on consignment if they have the shelf space available.Goods from a supplier are on consignment when ...