Sentences with commissive
com·mis·sion
C c - A parks commission.
- The architect received a commission to design an office building.
- The commission of a misdemeanor is punishable by law.
- He was held accountable for his evil commissions.
- In addition to her salary, she will get a 20 percent commission for each sale she makes.
- To commission a new graduate of a military academy with the rank of lieutenant.
- I've been commissioned by my friend overseas to find him a cheap apartment in New York.
- The owners commissioned a painting for the building's lobby.
- A great deal of work will be necessary to put this car in commission again.
- The salespeople who are on commission earn 6 percent of the total amount they sell.
- Telephone lines were out of commission for several days after the storm.
- This error was commissive rather than omissive.
- "I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.