What does “commission” mean?
- 1
nounan official group given the job of investigating or controlling something
A commission was set up to investigate the accident.
- 2
nounmoney paid to someone, often a percentage, for selling something
Sales staff earn a 5% commission on every car they sell.
- 3
verbto formally ask someone to produce a piece of work for you
The city commissioned a statue of the poet.
Commission at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- C1 (advanced)
- Pronunciation
- /kəˈmɪʃən/ · kuh-MISH-un
How to use “commission” correctly
“Out of commission” means not working or not available: “The elevator is out of commission.”
Common phrases with “commission”
- on commission
- European Commission
- commission a report
- out of commission
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- committee
- fee
- order
Word family
- commissioner
- commit
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