commission

From Wiktionary

commission is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈmɪʃən/
• SAMPA: /k@"mIS@n/
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[change] Noun

Singular commission

Plural commissions

1. (countable) A commission is a group of people who work together to research or manage something for a government.

   She was recently appointed to head the European commission on climate change.

2. (countable & uncountable) A commission is money that a salesperson receives for each sale.

   You may have to pay commission to convert the dollars into local currency on your travels.

[change] Verb

Plain form commission

Third-person singular commissions

Past tense commissioned

Past participle commissioned

Present participle commissioning

1. (transitive) If you commission someone to do or create something, you formally ask them to do it.

   The report commissioned by the Department of Health in 1989, contains guidelines on how best to manage and organise waiting lists.