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Definition commission

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French commission, from Latin commissio (�sending together; commission�), from prefix com- (�with�), + noun of action missio (�sending�), from perfect passive participle missus (�sent�), from the verb mitt? (�to send�), + noun of action suffix -io.

Noun

commission (countable and uncountable, plural commissions)

1. A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
2. An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
3. The thing to be done as agent for another.
4. A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
5. A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
6. The act of committing (e.g. a crime).

Verb

commission (third-person singular simple present commissions, present participle commissioning, simple past and past participle commissioned)

1. (transitive) To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
2. (transitive) To place an order for (often piece of art)
3. (transitive) To put into active service

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