commission

[ kuh-mish-uh n ]
/ kəˈmɪʃ ən /

noun

verb (used with object)

Idioms for commission

Origin of commission

1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin commissiōn- (stem of commissiō) a committing. See com-, mission, commit

OTHER WORDS FROM commission

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH commission

commission omission

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British Dictionary definitions for commissioned

commission
/ (kəˈmɪʃən) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of commission

commissional or commissionary, adjective

Word Origin for commission

C14: from Old French, from Latin commissiō a bringing together, from committere to commit

Cultural definitions for commissioned

commission

A fee paid to a broker or other financial agent for negotiating a sale. The fee is based on a percentage of the sale price.

Idioms and Phrases with commissioned

commission

see in commission; on commission; out of commission.