Meaning of commission in English

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Verb
commission
Definitions
1. put into commission
Examples
- « equip for service »
- « of ships »
2. place an order for
Derived terms
- charge
- direction
3. charge with a task
Derived terms
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 »
Derived terms
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 »
3. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
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 »
5. a group of representatives or delegates
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6. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Examples
- « the judge's charge to the jury »
Derived terms
- appoint
- charge
7. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
8. the act of committing a crime
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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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