Meaning of commission in English

1. Pronunciation

   /kəˈmɪʃən/

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1. Verb

   commission

   Definitions

   1. put into commission

   Examples

   • « equip for service »
   • « of ships »
2. 2. place an order for
3. 3. charge with a task

4. Noun

   commission

   Etymology

   Middle English: via Old French from Latin commissio(n-), from committere‘entrust’ (see commit)

   Definitions

   1. a special group delegated to consider some matter

   Examples

   • « a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours - Milton Berle »
5. 2. a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)

   Examples

   • « he works on commission »
6. 3. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
7. 4. the state of being in good working order and ready for operation

   Examples

   • « put the ships into commission »
   • « the motor was out of commission »
8. 5. a group of representatives or delegates
9. 6. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

   Examples

   • « the judge's charge to the jury »
10. 7. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
11. 8. the act of committing a crime
12. 9. a special assignment that is given to a person or group

    Examples

    • « a confidential mission to London »
    • « his charge was deliver a message »