C1verb · transitive · frequent

commission

commission · commissions · commissioned · commissioning

in Auftrag geben, bestellen, in Betrieb nehmen, in Dienst stellen

To send or officially charge someone or some group to do somethingTo send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

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/kəˈmɪʃən/

» We charge a commission of 3%.

Wir berechnen 3% Provision.

У нас комиссия три процента.

Мы берём три процента комиссионных.

Наша комісія — 3%.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.
beauftragen
charge with a task
(transitive)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.
in Auftrag geben, bestellen
place an order for
(transitive)To put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service.
The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.
in Dienst stellen, in Betrieb nehmen
put into commission; equip for service; of ships

Examples

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We charge a commission of 3%.
Наша комісія — 3%.
ruУ нас комиссия три процента.
deWir berechnen 3% Provision.
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I get a three percent commission on anything I sell.
ruС любой своей продажи я получаю трёхпроцентную комиссию.
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Tom works on commission.
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We sell goods on commission.
deWir verkaufen Waren in Kommission.
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Your salary is commission-based.
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Translations

6 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 3

send to do something:

order a work of art:

put into active service:

Origin

From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sendin

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”).

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