Dictionary Check: commission

"commission" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 20 points

Definition

noun

a special group delegated to consider some matter

Example: "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours"
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noun

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)

Example: "he works on commission"
noun

the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

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noun

the state of being in good working order and ready for operation

Example: "put the ships into commission"
noun

a group of representatives or delegates

noun

a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

Example: "the judge's charge to the jury"
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