委託販売

• 読み: いたくはんばい
• ローマ字: itaku hanbai
• 漢字の分解: 委 (i) — entrust; 託 (taku) — entrust, request; 販 (han) — sell; 売 (bai/u) — sell
• 発音: /i.ta.kɯ.ham.ba.i/

意味

Consignment sales; selling goods on behalf of another party, with the consignor retaining ownership until the goods are sold.

A noun compound describing an arrangement where a consignee sells products for a consignor and receives a commission, while unsold goods are returned. Common in publishing, art galleries, and boutique retail. Risk remains with the owner (consignor) until sale, unlike outright purchase. The contractual details are set out in a 委託販売契約書.

例文

1. 出版社が書店に本を委託販売する形式は業界の慣行だ。
2. 委託販売では売れ残りを返品できるため、店側のリスクが低い。
3. 委託販売契約を結ぶ際は手数料率を明確にしておくべきだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: retail, publishing, contracts, distribution

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 委託 (itaku — entrusting, commissioning) and 販売 (hanbai — sales). The 委 element implies the formal entrusting of goods to another party for sale on the owner's behalf.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Business professionals