commission en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /kəˈmɪʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sending together; commission”), from committō + -tiō (suffix forming nouns of action), from com- (“with”) + mittō (“to send”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
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(countable, uncountable) An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
This is an exact Inventory of what we found about the Body of the Man-Mountain, who uſed us with great Civility, and due Reſpect to your Majeſty's Commiſſion.
1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Emperor of Lilliput, Attended by Several of the Nobility, Come to See the Author in His Confinement. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), page 43:Let him see our commission.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
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(countable, uncountable) The thing to be done as agent for another.
I have three commissions for the city.
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(countable, uncountable) A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
A commission was at once appointed to examine into the matter.
1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC:The company's sexual harassment commission made sure that every employee completed the on-line course.
the Federal Communications Commission
the Electoral Commission
the European Commission
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(countable, uncountable) A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
a reseller's commission
The real-estate broker charged a four percent commission for their knowledge on bidding for commercial properties; for their intellectual perspective on making a formal offer and the strategy to obtain a mutually satisfying deal with the seller in favour of the buyer.
[T]he scandal was the pretty common one of a corrupt agreement between hotel proprietors and a salesman who took and gave secret commissions, so that his business had a monopoly of all the drink sold in the place.
1935, G. K. Chesterton, The Scandal of Father Brown:
- (countable, uncountable) A bonus in pay awarded to a salesperson for selling a particular, secretly sponsored product, for which the sponsor will reimburse the employer.
- (countable, uncountable) A payment by a fan to an artist, after which the artist will produce a work of art requested by the fan.
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(countable, uncountable) The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error).
Two witnesses to the assault, both patrons of the bar at the time of the incident, were also subpoenaed, but they were requested to sign a waiver of immunity, which would allow their prosecution in the event that their testimony indicated their involvement in the commission of a crime.
1974 February 2, “Manslaughter Charged in 'Self-Defense' Slaying”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 3:Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| commissions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
commissionless · commission breath · subcommission · housing commission · commissionary · discommission · commissionee · commissional · decommission · European Commission · liquor commission · truth commission · anticommission · commissionship · intercommission · commission agent · out of commission · trailing commission · royal commission · Great Commission · override one's commission · noncommission · commission de bene esse · commission bid · commissioner
Descendants
कमीशन · ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨ · কমিশন · komisin · comisiwn · કમીશન · 康密興 · 康密兴 · ကော်မရှင် · コミッション · 커미션 · kamisheni · કમિશન · kamsen · komisen
Synonyms
percentage · committee · spiff
Translations (195)
fi valtuuskunta (body of officials) · fi välityspalkkio (fee charged) · oc comission (official authority) · kk тапсырма (mission) · fi tehtävä (mission) · sh poverènstvo (body of officials) · fr commission (fee charged) · vi hoa hồng (fee charged) · hi आयोग (official authority) · hy կոմիտե (body of officials) · ca comissió (the thing to be done as agent for another) · it commissione (the thing to be done as agent for another) · ca comissió (the act of committing) · grc πέμψις (mission) · oc comission (mission) · nb provisjon (fee charged) · ms komisi (body of officials) · sh про̀вӣзија (fee charged) · fr commission (body of officials) · es encargo (the thing to be done as agent for another) · da kommission (body of officials) · de Auftrag (mission) · it commissione (body of officials) · sw kamisheni (body of officials) · my ကော်မရှင် (body of officials) · bg поръче́ние (mission) · nn provisjon (fee charged) · ja 任務 (official authority) · mk комисија (body of officials) · az komissiya (body of officials) · fi provisio (fee charged) · de Ausschuss (body of officials) · it commissione (fee charged) · ja 委任 (the thing to be done as agent for another) · da undersøgelseskommission (body of officials) · ms komisi (official authority) · ca encàrrec (the thing to be done as agent for another) · nl commissie (body of officials) · es comisión (fee charged) · es comisión (the act of committing) · sl komisija (body of officials) · el αξίωμα (official authority) · ro comisie (body of officials) · el διάπραξη (the act of committing) · pt acometimento (the act of committing) · el προμήθεια (fee charged) · ta தரகு (fee charged) · sv uppdrag (mission) · da kommission (official authority) · fi suorittaminen (the act of committing) · id kamsen (fee charged) · sv provision (fee charged) · fi toimikunta (body of officials) · ro misiune (mission) · fa کمیسیون (body of officials) · hy հանձնախումբ (body of officials) · ca comissió (body of officials) · ru коми́ссия (official authority) · sh поверѐнство (body of officials) · ja 使命 (mission) · ru комиссио́нные (fee charged) · pt cometimento (the act of committing) · fi tehtävä (the thing to be done as agent for another) · nl courtage (fee charged) · ru коми́ссия (fee charged) · ru коми́ссия (body of officials) · bn কমিশন (body of officials) · ru поруче́ние (mission) · sh komìsija (body of officials) · fi komissio (body of officials) · eo komisio (mission) · th คณะกรรมการ (body of officials) · be камі́сія (body of officials) · kk комиссия (body of officials) · nl afsluitpremie (fee charged) · ko 임무 (mission) · nl provisie (fee charged) · uz komissiya (body of officials) · sv avgift (fee charged) · pl komisja (body of officials) · ka კომისია (body of officials) · fa کمیسیون (fee charged) · de Kommission (body of officials) · sh посла́ње (mission) · ms suruhanjaya (body of officials) · bg коми́сия (body of officials) · ko 위원회 (body of officials) · ms suruhanjaya (official authority) · nl commissie (fee charged) · hu bizottság (body of officials) · oc mission (mission) · ga coimisiún (fee charged) · ca comissió (fee charged) · pl komisja (official authority) · grc ἀποστολή (mission) · ar عُمُولَة (fee charged) · hi आढ़त (the thing to be done as agent for another) · de Abschlussprämie (fee charged) · es comisión (body of officials) · mi tiringa (fee charged) · cs provize (fee charged) · alt кӱрее (body of officials) · oc comission (the thing to be done as agent for another) · fi komitea (body of officials) · ja 委員会 (body of officials) · ja 任務 (mission) · sq komision (body of officials) · sv kommission (fee charged) · sv kommission (body of officials) · de Provision (fee charged) · oc carga (the thing to be done as agent for another) · sh комѝсија (body of officials) · it missione (mission) · ota انجمن (body of officials) · hi कमीशन (body of officials) · ko 임무 (official authority) · uk комі́сія (body of officials) · cmn 佣金 (fee charged) · sl provizija (fee charged) · da kommission (fee charged) · es cargo (official authority) · km គណៈកម្មការ (body of officials) · la commissio (official authority) · oc comission (body of officials) · ga coimisiún (body of officials) · nl afsluitprovisie (fee charged) · oc comission (fee charged) · sh pròvīzija (fee charged) · sh повјерѐнство (body of officials) · cmn 委員會 /委员会 (body of officials) · ba йомош (the thing to be done as agent for another) · es destino (official authority) · pl prowizja (fee charged) · de Offizierspatent (official authority) · da opgave (mission) · id komisi (body of officials) · el αρμοστία (mission) · es cometido (mission) · tl komisyon (body of officials) · it incarico (official authority) · bg назначе́ние (official authority) · de Abschlussprovision (fee charged) · eo komisiono (the thing to be done as agent for another) · cs komise (body of officials) · it mandato (official authority) · gd barrantachd (mission) · da provision (fee charged) · de Begehung (the act of committing) · fi toimeksianto (mission) · tl komisyon (fee charged) · mi mīhana (mission) · vi uỷ ban (body of officials) · fi komissio (fee charged) · it commissione (the act of committing) · sw kodi (fee charged) · ko 사명 (mission) · hy միջնորդավճար (fee charged) · el επιτροπή (body of officials) · pt missão (mission) · fr courtage (fee charged) · ko 위임 (the thing to be done as agent for another) · pt comissão (official authority) · ga coimisiún (official authority) · sh poslánje (mission) · sh povjerènstvo (body of officials) · hi आयोग (body of officials) · luy ekodi (fee charged) · el επιτροπή (mission) · mi kōmihana (official authority) · pt comissão (body of officials) · pl misja (mission) · ru назначе́ние (official authority) · fi valtuutus (official authority) · oc comission (the act of committing) · de Auftrag (the thing to be done as agent for another) · gd barrantachd (official authority) · hi शुल्क (fee charged) · mi tononga (mission) · hy հանձնաժողով (body of officials) · ja 手数料 (fee charged) · bg комисио́нна (fee charged) · tr komisyon (fee charged) · id komisi (fee charged) · eo komisiono (body of officials) · pt comissão (fee charged) · pt encargo (the thing to be done as agent for another) · nb kommisjon (body of officials) · ms komisyen (fee charged) · ar لَجْنَة (body of officials) · sk komisia (body of officials) · eo tasko (mission) · ru ми́ссия (mission) · es comisión (the thing to be done as agent for another) · ja 作為 (the act of committing) · tr komisyon (body of officials)