Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin commission-, commissio act of bringing together, from committere
Pronunciation : k&-'mi-sh&n
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. percentage of profits earned by a salesperson; document that grants certain powers; authorization. contract, order; confer rank or authority, empower, authorize. commission\com*mis"sion\ , n. [f., fr. l. commissio. see:
commit.].
2. the act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness.
3. the act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a trust shall be executed.
4. the duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge.
5. a formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties. let him see:
our commission.
6. a certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission.
7. a company of persons joined in the performance of some duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate commerce commission. a commission was at once appointed to examine into the matter.
8. (com.) (a) the acting under authority of, or on account of, another. (b) the thing to be done as agent for another; as, i have three commissions for the city. (c) the brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent for transacting business for another; as, a commission of ten per cent on sales. see:
del credere.commission of array. (eng. hist.) see:
under array.commission of bankruptcy, a commission appointing and empowering certain persons to examine into the facts relative to an alleged bankruptcy, and to secure the bankrupt's lands and effects for the creditors.commission of lunacy, a commission authorizing an inquiry whether a person is a lunatic or not.commission merchant, one who buys or sells goods on commission, as the agent of others, receiving a rate per cent as his compensation.
9. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.
10. The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a trust shall be executed.
11. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge.
12. A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties.
13. A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission.
14. A company of persons joined in the performance of some duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate commerce commission.
15. The acting under authority of, or on account of, another.
16. The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have three commissions for the city.
17. The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent for transacting business for another; as, a commission of ten per cent on sales.
18. See Del credere.
19. To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform certain acts; to commission an officer.
20. To send out with a charge or commission. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid ; "he works on commission" the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission" charge with a task put into commission; equip for service; of ships place an order for.
21. 1. If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you. The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming You can commission them to paint something especially for you. specially commissioned reports. Commission is also a noun. He approached John Wexley with a commission to write the screenplay of the film.
22. A commission is a piece of work that someone is asked to do and is paid for. Just a few days ago, I finished a commission.
23. Commission is a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that he or she makes. If a salesperson is paid on commission, the amount they receive depends on the amount they sell. The salesmen work on commission only He also got a commission for bringing in new clients.
24. If a bank or other company charges commission, they charge a fee for providing a service, for example for exchanging money or issuing an insurance policy. Sellers pay a fixed commission fee.
25. A commission is a group of people who have been appointed to find out about something or to control something. The authorities have been asked to set up a commission to investigate the murders. the Press Complaints Commission.
26. If a member of the armed forces receives a commission, he or she becomes an officer. He accepted a commission as a naval officer.
27. If something, for example a ship or a piece of equipment, is out of commission, it is broken and cannot be used until it is repaired. The operator expects the ship to be out of commission until the end of September. see also:
High Commission. an informal name for the European Commission. Electoral Commission High Commission Court of Hoover Commission International Whaling Commission Interstate Commerce Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Securities and Exchange Commission Warren Commission President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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