ALL meanings of commission
com·mis·sion
C c - verb commission If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you. 3
- verb commission Commission is also a noun. 3
- countable noun commission A commission is a piece of work that someone is asked to do and is paid for. 3
- variable noun commission Commission is a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that he or she makes. If a salesperson is paid on commission, the amount they receive depends on the amount they sell. 3
- uncountable noun commission If a bank or other company charges commission, they charge a fee for providing a service, for example for exchanging money or issuing an insurance policy. 3
- countable noun commission A commission is a group of people who have been appointed to find out about something or to control something. 3
- uncountable noun commission The commission of a crime is the act of committing a crime. 3
- countable noun commission If a member of the armed forces receives a commission, he or she becomes an officer. 3
- verb commission If a member of the armed forces is commissioned, he or she is made an officer. 3
- noun commission a duty or task committed to a person or group to perform 3
- noun commission authority to undertake or perform certain duties or functions 3
- noun commission a document granting such authority 3
- noun commission a document conferring a rank on an officer 3
- noun commission the rank or authority thereby granted 3
- noun commission a group of people charged with certain duties 3
- noun commission a government agency or board empowered to exercise administrative, judicial, or legislative authority 3
- noun commission the authority given to a person or organization to act as an agent to a principal in commercial transactions 3
- noun commission the fee allotted to an agent for services rendered 3
- noun commission the state of being charged with specific duties or responsibilities 3
- noun commission the act of committing a sin, crime, etc 3
- noun commission something, esp a sin, crime, etc, that is committed 3
- noun commission good working condition or (esp of a ship) active service (esp in the phrases in or into commission, out of commission) 3
- noun commission the head of a department of municipal government 3
- verb commission to grant authority to; charge with a duty or task 3
- verb commission to confer a rank on or authorize an action by 3
- verb commission to equip and test (a ship) for active service 3
- verb commission to make or become operative or operable 3
- verb commission to place an order for (something) 3
- noun commission an authorization to perform certain duties or tasks, or to take on certain powers 3
- noun commission a document giving such authorization 3
- noun commission authority to act in behalf of another 3
- noun commission that which a person is authorized to do for another 3
- noun commission the state of being authorized to perform certain duties or tasks 3
- noun commission an entrusting, as of power and authority, to a person or body 3
- noun commission the act of committing or doing; perpetration, as of a crime 3
- noun commission a group of people officially appointed to perform specified duties 3
- noun commission an administrative agency of the government with quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative powers 3
- noun commission a type of municipal governing body 3
- noun commission a fee or a percentage of the proceeds paid to a salesperson, broker, etc., either in addition to, or in lieu of, wages or salary 3
- noun commission an official certificate conferring rank; specif., a document issued by the government, making one a commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces 3
- noun commission the rank or authority conferred 3
- verb transitive commission to give a commission to 3
- verb transitive commission to give power or authority to; authorize 3
- verb transitive commission to give an order for (a thing to be made or done) 3
- verb transitive commission to put (a vessel) into service 3
- noun commission Commission is payment of part of the revenues or profits from a sale or deal that is paid to the person who arranged or facilitated the deal. 3
- noun commission Commission is payment to a broker of part of the profits from a sale. 3
- noun commission If an insurance company pays commission to an intermediary, they pay them a fee for selling an insurance policy. 3
- noun commission active use, service 1
- noun commission earnings for a sale 1