commission
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pluralcommissions
pluralcommissions
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMMISSION
1
[count]:a group of people who have been given the official job of finding information about something or controlling something:committee
- She served on the city's watercommission.
- the Federal ElectionsCommission
- Both states set upcommissions to examine their public schools.
2
:an amount of money paid to an employee for selling something
[count]
- She gets acommission for each car she sells.
[noncount]
- She sells carson commission. [=she receives an amount of money for each car that she sells]
- The salespeople in that store all workon commission.
3
[noncount]formal:the act of committing a crime
- a weapon used in thecommission of a crime
4
:a request or order for someone to do something for money
[count]
- He received acommission from the king to paint the queen's portrait.
[noncount]
- an artist workingon commission [=an artist doing work that has been specifically requested or ordered]
5
[count]:a position of high rank in the military
- He received hiscommission in the Army as a colonel.
in commission
orinto commission:able to function properly:ready for use
- The Internet connection is backin commission. [=is working again]
out of commission
:not able to function properly —often used figuratively
- The elevator/doorbell wasout of commission. [=broken, out of order]
- He wasout of commission [=unable to work, travel, etc.] for three days with the flu.
2 commission/kəˈmɪʃən/verb
commissions;commissioned;commissioning
2 commission
/kəˈmɪʃən/
verb
commissions;commissioned;commissioning
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMMISSION
[+ object]
1
a :to order or request (something) to be made or done
- A portrait of the queen wascommissioned.
- The magazinecommissioned a story about the world's best beaches.
- The report on poverty wascommissioned by the governor.
b :to order or request (someone) to make or do something
- The kingcommissioned the artist to paint his portrait.
2
:to make (someone) an officer in the military
- She wascommissioned in the Navy as a captain.
3
:to make (a ship) officially active and ready for use — oppositedecommission
- The ship wascommissioned in 2004.
— commissioned
adjective- The ship remained acommissioned ship for more than 30 years. [=the ship was officially in use for more than 30 years]
- acommissioned officer [=a military officer of high rank; an officer whose rank is higher than sergeant]
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