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Definition commission in American English

commission noun

noun
/kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
1

an extra amount of money that you have to pay to a bank or other organization when they provide a service for you

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1.1

an extra amount of money that you earn in your job every time you sell a product or get a new customer

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2

a group of people that is officially put in charge of something or asked to find out about something

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3

a request for someone such as an artist or writer to produce a piece of work for someone in exchange for payment

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4

the position of being an officer in the military

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5

the act of committing a crime

Example

the commission of an offense

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Definition commission in American English