commission
Definition
- n. a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
- n. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
- n. the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
- n. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Word forms
- Past participle
- commissioned
- Past tense
- commissioned
- Present participle
- commissioning
- Third person singular
- commissions
Example sentences
n.
The artist received a commission to create a mural for the new library.
vt.
The company commissioned a study to explore the effects of remote work on productivity.