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Meaning of commission in English
Pronunciation
/kəˈmɪʃən/
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Verb
commission
Definitions
1.
put into commission
Examples
« equip for service »
« of ships »
2.
place an order for
3.
charge with a task
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 »
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
6.
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Examples
« the judge's charge to the jury »
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
9.
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
Examples
« a confidential mission to London »
« his charge was deliver a message »