English dictionary
commission
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
noun
- the act of committing a crime
noun
- the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
noun
- an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
noun
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
noun
- a special group delegated to consider some matter
noun
- a group of representatives or delegates
noun
- 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)
noun
- the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
verb
- charge with a task
verb
- put into commission; equip for service; of ships
verb
- place an order for
Example sentences
a confidential mission to London
his charge was to deliver a message
the judge's charge to the jury
{'source': 'Milton Berle', 'text': 'a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours'}
he works on commission
put the ships into commission
the motor was out of commission