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A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).countableuncountable
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An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.countableuncountable
- David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
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The thing to be done as agent for another.countableuncountable
- I have three commissions for the city.
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A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.countableuncountable
- the European Commission
- the Electoral Commission
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A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.countableuncountable
- a reseller's commission
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A bonus in pay awarded to a salesperson for selling a particular, secretly sponsored product, for which the sponsor will reimburse the employer.countableuncountable
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A payment by a fan to an artist, after which the artist will produce a work of art requested by the fan.countableuncountable
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The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error).countableuncountable
- the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism
commission
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To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.transitive
- James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.
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To place an order for (often a piece of art).transitive
- He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.
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To put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service.transitive
- The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.
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A shirt or chemise.UKobsoleteslang
- As from our beds, we doe oft cast our eyes, / Cleane linnen yeelds a shirt before we rise, / Which is a garment shifting in condition; / And in the canting tongue is a commission.