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.
A person wishing to sell an item on consignment delivers the item to a consignment shop or a third party to do the selling on his behalf. Before the third party takes possession of the good, an agreement must be reached as to the revenue split when the good is sold.