(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something or ~ someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
The Ministry of Agriculture ~ed a study into low-input farming...
You can ~ them to paint something especially for you.
...specially ~ed reports.
VERB: V n, V n to-inf, V-ed
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Commission is also a noun.
He approached John Wexley with a ~ to write the screenplay of the film.
N-VAR
2.
A ~ is a piece of work that someone is asked to do and is paid for.
Just a few days ago, I finished a ~.
N-COUNT
3.
Commission is a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that he or she makes. If a salesperson is paid on ~, the amount they receive depends on the amount they sell.
The salesmen work on ~ only...
He also got a ~ for bringing in new clients.
N-VAR: oft on N
4.
If a bank or other company charges ~, they charge a fee for providing a service, for example for exchanging money or issuing an insurance policy. (BUSINESS)
Sellers pay a fixed ~ fee.
N-UNCOUNT
5.
A ~ is a group of people who have been appointed to find out about something or to control something.
The authorities have been asked to set up a ~ to investigate the murders.
...the Press Complaints Commission.
N-COUNT-COLL
6.
If a member of the armed forces receives a ~, he or she becomes an officer.
He accepted a ~ as a naval officer.
N-COUNT
7.
If something, for example a ship or a piece of equipment, is out of ~, it is broken and cannot be used until it is repaired.
The operator expects the ship to be out of ~ until the end of September.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v
8.
see also High Commission