commission
noun
uk/kəˈmɪʃən/ us [ C or U ] COMMERCE
a payment to someone who sells homes, products, investments, etc., which is directly related to the amount they sell, or the practice of receiving these payments:
make/pay/receive a commission The airline agreed to pay travel agents a 3% commission.
His monthly salary, which is based on commissions, has dropped from about $7,000 to $1,000.
be on commission People often work harder when they're on commission.
[ C ] GOVERNMENT (also Commission)
a group of people who have been officially chosen to examine a problem and advise on the best action to take:
appoint/create/establish/set up a commission Congress appointed a commission to investigate the causes of the financial crisis.
[ C ] GOVERNMENT (also Commission)
an official organization whose job is to manage a particular activity, suggest laws relating to the activity, and make certain that laws are obeyed:
communications/energy/planning, etc. commission The Energy Commission announced rules that bar municipal utilities from signing new contracts with coal-fired power plants.
COMMERCE
a request to do a particular piece of work for someone:
accept/get/receive a commission When he was 19, he got a commission to write an orchestra piece.
commission
verb [ T ]
uk/kəˈmɪʃən/ usto ask someone do a particular piece of work for you:
The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the fashion industry.
out of commission
broken or not available to be used:
put sth/take sth out of commission In Port Arthur, three major refineries were taken out of commission by power failures.
See also
decommission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
the Federal Communications Commission
the Federal Trade Commission
overriding commission
the Securities and Exchange Commission