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"
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
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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