Overview of noun commission

The noun commission has 9 senses

• committee, commission -- (a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle)


• commission -- (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")


• commission, commissioning -- (the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions)


• commission -- (the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission")


• deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission -- (a group of representatives or delegates)


• commission, charge, direction -- (a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury")


• commission, military commission -- (an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces)


• perpetration, commission, committal -- (the act of committing a crime)


• mission, charge, commission -- (a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message")

Overview of verb commission

The verb commission has 3 senses

• commission -- (put into commission; equip for service; of ships)


• commission -- (place an order for)


• commission -- (charge with a task)