Dictionary Entry
commission
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kəˈmɪʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (5.55)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
In a Sentence
“The essay uses commission to make the point more precise.”
Published Usage Examples
“In numerous letters to various editors after September 11, he protested that he had never meant to endorse “terrorism,” which he defined as the commission of “random acts of terror against people.””
“To a company, a commission is a bit like a tax in that their expense goes up when sales go up & often commission rates increase for heavier sales.”
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Origin
From Latin "commissio", meaning "a committing, a sending".
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “commission”
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