commission
gb/kəmˈɪʃən/ us/kəmˈɪʃən/
B1
Anglais
~ 1000
Sens
0 sens
Nom
B1
entity
1
Payment for selling or service
Money you get for selling something or doing a service, often a part of the price.
Schéma d’usage :
earn [a/an] commission
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'commission' with 'commitment' due to similar spelling and pronunciation.
Synonymes
fee (A general payment for a service, not necessarily based on sales.)
|
percentage (Specifically refers to the portion of sales value given as payment.)
Antonymes
salary (A fixed regular payment not dependent on sales or transactions.)
Collocations
earn commission
|sales commission
|receive commission
|pay commission
|commission rate
Thèmes
business
|money
|work
|finance
Exemples
- She earns a commission on every car she sells.
- The real estate agent received a 5% commission from the sale.
- Our company offers high commission rates to top performers.
- He only works on commission, not a fixed wage.
- They paid her a commission for introducing new clients.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I get a commission when I sell clothes.
- He earns a commission for each house he sells.
- She works for commission only.
- They give me a small commission for every order.
Nom
B2
entity
2
Official group with authority
A group of people chosen to do a special job or study something.
Schéma d’usage :
form [a/an] commission
Synonymes
committee (A general term for a group formed for a specific purpose, not always official or governmental.)
Antonymes
individual (Refers to a single person acting alone, not as part of an official group.)
Collocations
independent commission
|investigative commission
|set up a commission
|head a commission
Thèmes
government
|law
|organization
|politics
Exemples
- The government set up a commission to investigate the accident.
- An independent commission will review the election results.
- She was appointed to the human rights commission.
- The report was issued by the education commission.
- They formed a special commission to study climate change.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The city made a commission to look at the problem.
- A special commission will study the new law.
- He works on the sports commission.
- The school started a commission to help students.
Verbe
formal
B2
action
3
Order creation of work
To ask someone to make something for you in an official way.
Schéma d’usage :
commission [someone] to [do something]
Synonymes
order (A more general term for requesting goods or services; less formal.)
|
engage (More formal; implies hiring someone’s services.)
Antonymes
cancel (To stop or withdraw an order before it is completed.)
Collocations
commission a painting
|commission research
|commission an artist
|commission work
Thèmes
art
|business
|projects
|arts_entertainment
|work
Exemples
- The museum commissioned an artist to paint a portrait of its founder.
- They commissioned a report on renewable energy.
- We commissioned her to design our new website.
- The company commissioned research into consumer habits.
- He was commissioned to write music for the film.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The school commissioned an artist to paint the wall.
- They commissioned her to write a book.
- We commissioned him to make a logo.
- The city commissioned new street art.
Nom
technical
C1
event
4
Start of official operation
The time when machines or buildings are ready and start working officially.
Synonymes
activation (General term for making something active; not necessarily formal or official.)
Antonymes
decommissioning (The process of taking equipment or facilities out of service.)
Collocations
in commission
|out of commission
|bring into commission
Thèmes
engineering
|military
|technology
|work
Exemples
- The ship will be ready for commission next month.
- After two years of construction, the plant is finally in commission.
- The new subway line is set to go into commission this summer.
- Several buses are out of commission due to maintenance issues.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The new train is now in commission.
- The factory is ready for commission.
- The old machine is out of commission.
- They will bring the bridge into commission soon.
Verbe
technical
C1
action
5
Put equipment into use officially
To make machines or buildings ready and start using them officially.
Schéma d’usage :
commission [equipment/facility] for [use/purpose]
Synonymes
activate (To start using something; less formal and not always official.)
Antonymes
decommission (To remove equipment from active service.)
Collocations
commission a ship
|commission a plant
|commission machinery
Thèmes
engineering
|military
|technology
|work
Exemples
- The navy commissioned three new submarines last year.
- They commissioned the power plant after safety checks were complete.
- The facility was commissioned to produce medical supplies during the crisis.
Exemples pédagogiques
- They commissioned the new building last week.
- The company commissioned new machines for the factory.
- The army commissioned new tanks.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
commission
API
GB/kəmˈɪʃən/
US/kəmˈɪʃən/
Syllabes et accentuation
com - mis - sion (3 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mis)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: commission
- Plural: commission, commissions
Verb
- Base: commission
- 3rd Person Singular: commissions
- Present Participle: commissioning
- Past: commissioned
Famille de mots
Forms
commissions
noun
commissioning
verb
commissioned
verb
Related words
commissioner
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
decommission
verb
Advanced or less common
recommission
verb
Expressions
on commission
1/ˈɔn kəmˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Paid by sales percentage
Paid based on how much you sell, not with a set amount each time.
Exemples
- She works on commission and earns more when sales are high.
- Most real estate agents are paid on commission.
out of commission
1/ˈaʊt əv kəmˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Not working or unavailable
Not working or not able to be used for some time.
Exemples
- My phone is out of commission until I get it fixed.
- The elevator has been out of commission for two days.
set up a commission
1/sˈɛt ˈʌp ə kəmˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Create an official group for task
To start an official group to do a job or study something.
Exemples
- The government will set up a commission to review the law.
- They set up a commission to investigate the accident.