commission
A sending or missionA sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
» We charge a commission of 3%.
Wir berechnen 3% Provision.
У нас комиссия три процента.
Мы берём три процента комиссионных.
Наша комісія — 3%.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
Auftrag
поруче́ниеporučénije, ми́ссияmíssija
(countable, uncountable)An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
Offizierspatent
коми́ссияkomíssija, назначе́ниеnaznačénije
(countable, uncountable)The thing to be done as agent for another.
I have three commissions for the city.
Auftrag
(countable, uncountable)A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
the European Commission
the Electoral Commission
Kommission, Ausschuss
коми́ссияkomíssija
комі́сіяkomísija
(countable, uncountable)A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
a reseller's commission
Abschlussprämie, Abschlussprovision, Provision
коми́ссияkomíssija, комиссио́нныеkomissiónnyje
(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.
(countable, uncountable)The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error).
the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism
Begehung
the act of committing a crime
(UK, obsolete, slang)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.
Examples
70 sentencesWe charge a commission of 3%.
Наша комісія — 3%.
ruУ нас комиссия три процента.
deWir berechnen 3% Provision.
I get a three percent commission on anything I sell.
ruС любой своей продажи я получаю трёхпроцентную комиссию.
Tom works on commission.
We sell goods on commission.
deWir verkaufen Waren in Kommission.
Your salary is commission-based.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sendinFrom 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”).
Compare Italian camicia and Romanian cămeșă.
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Forms
plural: commissions| Singular | commission |
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions:commissioning
- an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces:military commission
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something:chargedirection
- the act of committing a crime:perpetrationcommittal
- a special group delegated to consider some matter:committee
- a group of representatives or delegates:deputationdelegationdelegacymission
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable