commission meaning
commission :
a group in charge, a fee for services
noun
▪ The commission will decide the new policy.
▪ The group will decide the new policy.
▪ She earns a commission from each sale.
▪ She gets a fee from each sale.
paraphrasing
▪ committee – a group in charge
▪ fee – payment for services
▪ percentage – part of money earned
▪ allowance – money given for services
commission :
to officially give a task, to assign a job
verb
▪ They commissioned her to design the logo.
▪ They gave her the job to design the logo.
▪ The company commissioned a new advertisement.
▪ The company ordered a new advertisement.
paraphrasing
▪ assign – to give a task
▪ appoint – to choose for a job
▪ delegate – to give responsibility
▪ engage – to hire for a task
Pronunciation
commission [kəˈmɪʃən]
The stress is on the second syllable 'mis', sounding like 'kuh-MISH-uhn'.
Common phrases and grammar about commission
commission - Common meaning
noun
a group in charge, a fee for services
verb
to officially give a task, to assign a job
Part of Speech Changes for "commission"
▪ commissioner (noun) – a person appointed to a commission
▪ commissioning (noun) – the act of assigning a task
▪ commissionable (adjective) – eligible for a fee
Common Expressions with "commission"
▪ commission fee – the payment for services
▪ sales commission – money earned from sales
▪ commission rate – the percentage earned
▪ commission agreement – the official task assignment
Important examples of commission in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, commission can refer to a fee earned or an official group assigned a task.
Example of a confusing word: permission (authorization)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a noun, commission can be a fee, and as a verb, it means to assign a task. Questions may ask to identify the correct usage.
commission
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
sales commission
'fee from sales', used when discussing earnings from selling.
commission a piece of art
means 'to order a work of art', used when requesting creations.
Differences between similar words and commission
commission
,
delegate
differences
Commission means to assign an official task, while delegate means to assign responsibility.
commission
,
assign
differences
Commission means to officially assign a task, while assign can be more general.
Words with the same origin as commission
The origin of commission
commission comes from the Latin 'committere', which means 'to entrust together'.
Word structure
It has the prefix 'com' (together), root 'mit' (send), and suffix 'ion' (noun), so commission means 'an act of sending together'.
Words with the same origin
The root of commission is 'mit' (send). Words with the same root include 'transmit', 'emit', 'submit', 'permit'.
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