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commission

com·mis·sion

UK/kəˈmɪʃən/ US/kʌˈmɪʃʌn/ common slang uk
noun (9) verb (3)

noun

1.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

  • “a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours” Milton Berle
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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)

  • “he works on commission”
3.

the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

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4.

the state of being in good working order and ready for operation

  • “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

  • “the judge”
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7.

an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

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8.

the act of committing a crime

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9.

a special assignment that is given to a person or group

  • “a confidential mission to London”
  • “his charge was deliver a message”
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verb

1.

put into commission; equip for service; of ships

2.

place an order for

3.

charge with a task

Origin

From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sending together; commission”), from prefix com- (“with”) + noun of action missiō (“sending”), from perfect passive participle missus (“sent”), from the verb mittō (“to send”) + noun of action suffix -iō.

Phrases

  • commission agent
  • commission bid
  • commission breath
  • commission de bene esse
  • commissioning editor
  • European Commission
  • Great Commission
  • housing commission
  • liquor commission

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