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commission¹
- /kəˈmɪʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
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”).
noun commissions
- A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
- An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers. David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
- The thing to be done as agent for another. I have three commissions for the city.
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A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
the European Commission
Similar: committee
- A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction. a reseller's commission
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A bonus in pay awarded to a salesperson for selling a particular, secretly sponsored product, for which the sponsor will reimburse the employer.
Similar: spiff, percentage
- 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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The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error).
the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism
Opposite: omission
verb commissions · commissioning · commissioned
- To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something. James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.
- To place an order for (often a piece of art). He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.
- To put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service. The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.
commission²
- /kəˈmɪʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
Compare Italian camicia and Romanian cămeșă.
noun commissions
- A shirt or chemise. As from our beds, we doe oft cast our eyes, / Cleane linnen yeelds a shirt before we rise, / Which is a garment shifting in condition; / And in the canting tongue is a commission.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: charge, deputation, delegation, delegacy, mission, committee, perpetration, direction, military commission, comission, commissioner, subcommission, ombudsman, irb, fee, council
Translations
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noun body of officials
| Español | comisión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위원회 wiwonhoe |
| 日本語 | 委員会 iinkai |
| 中文 | 委員會 /委员会 wěiyuánhuì |
| हिन्दी | आयोग āyog, कमीशन kamīśan |
| Kiswahili | kamisheni |
| Português | comissão |
| Français | commission |
| Deutsch | Kommission, Ausschuss |
| Italiano | commissione |
| Ελληνικά | επιτροπή epitropí |
| Română | comisie |
| Русский | коми́ссия komíssija |
| Tiếng Việt | uỷ ban |
| العربية | لَجْنَة lajna |
noun mission
| Español | cometido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사명 samyeong, 임무 immu |
| 日本語 | 使命 shimei, 任務 nimmu |
| Português | missão |
| Deutsch | Auftrag |
| Italiano | missione |
| Ελληνικά | επιτροπή epitropí, αρμοστία armostía |
| Română | misiune |
| Русский | поруче́ние poručénije, ми́ссия míssija |
noun official authority
| Español | destino, cargo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 임무 immu |
| 日本語 | 任務 nimmu |
| हिन्दी | आयोग āyog |
| Português | comissão |
| Deutsch | Offizierspatent |
| Italiano | incarico, mandato |
| Ελληνικά | αξίωμα axíoma |
| Русский | коми́ссия komíssija, назначе́ние naznačénije |
noun the thing to be done as agent for another
| Español | comisión, encargo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위임 wiim |
| 日本語 | 委任 inin |
| हिन्दी | आढ़त āṛhat |
| Português | encargo |
| Deutsch | Auftrag |
| Italiano | commissione |
noun fee charged
| Español | comisión |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 手数料 tesūryō |
| 中文 | 佣金 yòngjīn |
| हिन्दी | शुल्क śulk |
| Kiswahili | kodi |
| Português | comissão |
| Français | commission, courtage |
| Deutsch | Abschlussprämie, Abschlussprovision, Provision |
| Italiano | commissione |
| Ελληνικά | προμήθεια promítheia |
| Русский | коми́ссия komíssija, комиссио́нные komissiónnyje |
| Tiếng Việt | hoa hồng |
| العربية | عُمُولَة ʕumūla |
noun the act of committing
| Español | comisión |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 作為 sakui |
| Português | acometimento, cometimento |
| Deutsch | Begehung |
| Italiano | commissione |
| Ελληνικά | διάπραξη diápraxi |
verb send to do something
| Español | encargar, comisionar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 委任する inin suru |
| 中文 | 委任 wěirèn |
| Português | encarregar |
| Français | charger, missionner |
| Deutsch | beauftragen |
| Italiano | incaricare, commissionare, designare, ordinare, delegare |
| Ελληνικά | αναθέτω anathéto, επιφορτίζω epifortízo |
verb order a work of art
| Español | encargar, comisionar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 依頼する irai suru |
| 中文 | 約稿 /约稿 yuēgǎo |
| Français | commander |
| Deutsch | in Auftrag geben, bestellen |
| Italiano | commissionare |
| Ελληνικά | παραγγέλλω parangéllo |
verb put into active service
| Español | poner en servicio, comisionar |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | kodisha |
| Français | mettre en service |
| Deutsch | in Dienst stellen, in Betrieb nehmen |
| Italiano | commissionare, varare |
| Ελληνικά | θέτω σε λειτουργία théto se leitourgía |
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