26984 words

commission

19 definitions • 27 examples
1
to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone:

Examples:

The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.
She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait.
2
to give someone the official authority to be an officer in the armed forces:

Examples:

be commissioned as Grandfather was commissioned as Group Captain in the RAF just before the war.
3
a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists:

Examples:

commission on a commission on alcohol abuse/racial tension
set up a commission The government has set up a commission to investigate the problem of inner city violence.
establish a commission The premier said he would establish a commission to investigate the scandal.
4
a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payments:

Examples:

by commission Is she paid a regular wage or is it by commission only?
on commission Most of the work I do is on commission.
get a commission on She gets a 15 percent commission on every machine she sells.
5
a request to do a special piece of work:

Examples:

[ + to infinitive ] She's just got a commission to paint Sir Ellis Pike's wife.
do a commission Do you do commissions?
take a commission She doesn't take commissions.
6
the act of committing a crime:

Examples:

the commission of the crime/offence/murder
7
the official authority to be an officer in the armed forces
8
a group of people who have been formally chosen and given the authority to get information about a problem or to perform other special duties:

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9
a formal request to do a special piece of work for payment:

Examples:

She received a commission to paint the governor’s portrait.
10
the official authority to be an officer in the armed forces:

Examples:

She received her commission as a lieutenant in the US Army.
11
the act of doing something that is illegal or considered wrong:

Examples:

the commission of a crime
12
a system of payment based on a percentage of the value of sales or other business done, or a payment to someone working under such a system:

Examples:

[ C ] As a real estate agent, her commission is between 4% and 6% on every sale.
13
to choose someone to do a piece of work, or to have a piece of work done:

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14
a payment to someone who sells homes, products, investments, etc., which is directly related to the amount they sell, or the practice of receiving these payments:

Examples:

make/pay/receive a commission The airline agreed to pay travel agents a 3% commission.
His monthly salary, which is based on commissions, has dropped from about $7,000 to $1,000.
be on commission People often work harder when they're on commission.
15
a group of people who have been officially chosen to examine a problem and advise on the best action to take:

Examples:

appoint/create/establish/set up a commission Congress appointed a commission to investigate the causes of the financial crisis.
16
an official organization whose job is to manage a particular activity, suggest laws relating to the activity, and make certain that laws are obeyed:

Examples:

communications/energy/planning, etc. commission The Energy Commission announced rules that bar municipal utilities from signing new contracts with coal-fired power plants.
17
a request to do a particular piece of work for someone:

Examples:

accept/get/receive a commission When he was 19, he got a commission to write an orchestra piece.
18
to ask someone do a particular piece of work for you:

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19
broken or not available to be used:

Examples:

put sth/take sth out of commission In Port Arthur, three major refineries were taken out of commission by power failures.

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