| 单词 | commission |
| 释义 | commission commission // noun, verb
■ noun
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, ERROR OF COMMISSION, HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION, OVERRIDING COMMISSION, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
1 (Commerce ) [U,C] an amount of money that is paid to sb for selling goods or services and which usually increases with the quantity they sell: You get a 10% commission on everything you sell. They work on commission (= they are paid according to how much they sell) and so they try to sell you more. I asked salespeople how much they earned in commissions in the last two years. See note at PRICE, SALARY
❖ to earn/get/pay (a) commission
2 [U,C] an amount of money that is charged by a bank, for example, for providing a particular service: Agents charge their clients 2% commission on the sale of a house. The two banks have similar commission rates.
❖ to charge/pay a commission
3 (often Commission) [C] a group of people who are officially asked to find out about a problem and suggest some actions in a report: The Commission will investigate the number of jobs created. She is to head a commission to look into working conditions in the industry. a commission of enquiry
❖ to appoint/head/set up a commission ◆ a commission investigates/reports on/studies sth
4 (often Commission [C]) an official organization with a particular purpose that manages sth or makes sure that the law is obeyed: the Equal Opportunities Commission the Securities and Exchange Commission ⇨ EUROPEAN COMMISSION
❖ to appoint/head/set up a commission ◆ a commission investigates/reports on/studies sth
5 [C] a formal request to an artist or a writer, for example, to produce a piece of work: I received a commission to write an article.
❖ to accept/be given/get/receive a commission
IDIOMS
in/out of commission available/not available to be used: Several planes are temporarily out of commission and undergoing safety checks.
■ verb [+ obj]
to officially ask sb to write, make or create sth or to do a task for you: The survey on consumer taste was commissioned by local stores. |
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