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Etymology
From Latin commissio, sending together or commission, from prefix com-, with, + noun of action missio, sending, from perfect passive participle missus, sent, from verb mittere, send, + noun of action suffix -io

Pronunciation
IPA|/k��mɪ��n/, SAMPA|/k@"mIS@n/
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ��n|-ɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

1. A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).

#: It was James Bond's commission to defeat the bad guys.

1. An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.

#:David received his commission after graduating from West Point.

1. A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function. Eg: The European Commission, The Electoral Commission, The Federal Communications Commission.

#: The company's sexual harassment commission made sure that every employee completed the on-line course.

1. A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction. Eg: Reseller commission, Finder's fee.

#: The real-estate broker charged a four percent commission for their knowledge on bidding for commercial properties; for their intellectual perspective on making a formal offer and the strategy to obtain a mutually satisfying deal with the seller in favour of the buyer .

Synonyms
body of officials: committee, government body
fee charged: brokerage

Translations
trans-top|mission
Finnish: tehtävä, toimeksianto
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trans-top|official authority
Finnish: toimeksianto
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trans-top|body of officials
Finnish: komitea, toimikunta, valtuuskunta
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German: Kommission f
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trans-top|fee charged
Dutch: afsluitprovisie f, afsluitpremie f, commissie f
Finnish: komissio, provisio, välityspalkkio
French: commission#French|commission f, commission d'agent immobilier f, courtage m
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German: Abschlu�prämie f, Abschlu�provision f, Provision f
Spanish: comisión f
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Verb
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1. transitive To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

#: James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.

1. transitive To place an order for (often piece of art); as, commission a portrait.

#: He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.

1. transitive To put into active service; as, commission a ship.

#: The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.

Translations
trans-top|send to do something
Finnish: antaa tehtäväksi
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German: beauftragen
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trans-top|order a work of art
Finnish: tehdä tilaus, tilata
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German: in Auftrag geben
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trans-top|put into active service
Finnish: asettaa palvelukseen
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German: in Dienst stellen, in Betrieb nehmen
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