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commission

English

  1. 🔊 the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  2. 🔊 an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
  3. 🔊 a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
    “the judge's charge to the jury”
  4. 🔊 a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
    “he works on commission”
  5. 🔊 the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
    “put the ships into commission”
  6. 🔊 the act of committing a crime
  7. 🔊 a special group delegated to consider some matter
    “a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours”
  8. 🔊 a group of representatives or delegates
  9. 🔊 a special assignment that is given to a person or group
    “a confidential mission to London”
  10. 🔊 charge with a task
  11. 🔊 put into commission
  12. 🔊 place an order for

Spanish

  1. 🔊 comisionar to commission
  2. 🔊 consumación commission, perpetration
  3. 🔊 comisión commission, task, homework
  4. 🔊 encargo commission, assignment, job (an order at work from one's boss)

Similar words

mission charge perpetration committal commissioning military commission charge direction committee deputation delegation delegacy mission accomplishment accredit achievement administration allotment allowance appoint assemblee assembly assign assignation