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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 »

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