commission meaning and definition

COMMISSION noun

Definition of commission (noun)

1. a special group delegated to consider some matter
   • "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
   • synonyms: committee
2. 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"
3. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
   • synonyms: commissioning
4. the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
   • "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
5. a group of representatives or delegates
   • synonyms: delegacy, delegation, deputation, mission
6. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
   • "the judge's charge to the jury"
   • synonyms: charge, direction
7. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
   • synonyms: military commission
8. the act of committing a crime
   • synonyms: committal, perpetration
9. a special assignment that is given to a person or group
   • "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
   • synonyms: charge, mission

COMMISSION verb

Definition of commission (verb)

1. put into commission; equip for service; of ships
2. place an order for
3. charge with a task