commission

  • 21commission — I n. committee council 1) to appoint, establish a commission 2) to disband a commission 3) a fact finding; investigating; joint; planning; roving commission 4) a commission on (a commission on the problems of alcoholism) certificate conferring… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22COMMISSION — n. f. Charge qu’on donne à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose. Donner commission à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose, lui donner une commission, le charger de quelque commission. Faire une commission. Exécuter, remplir une commission. S’acquitter de …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 23commission — commissionable, adj. commissional, adj. commissive, adj. commissively, adv. /keuh mish euhn/, n. 1. the act of committing or giving in charge. 2. an authoritative order, charge, or direction. 3. authority granted for a particular action or… …

    Universalium

  • 24Commission — The fee paid to a broker to execute a trade, based on number of shares, bonds, options, and/or their dollar value. In 1975, deregulation led to the creation of discount brokers, who charge lower commissions than full service brokers. Full service …

    Financial and business terms

  • 25commission — The fee which clearing houses charge their clients to buy and sell futures and futures options contracts. The fee that brokers charge their clients is also called a commission. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary The fee paid to a broker to… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 26commission — [[t]kəmɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ commissions, commissioning, commissioned 1) VERB If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you. [V n] The Ministry of Agriculture… …

    English dictionary

  • 27commission — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 asking sb to do a piece of work for you ADJECTIVE ▪ private, public VERB + COMMISSION ▪ accept, get, receive ▪ The firm will accept …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28commission — com|mis|sion1 W1S1 [kəˈmıʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin commissio, from commissus, past participle of committere; COMMIT] 1.) a group of people who have been given the official job of finding out about something or… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29Commission — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Commission », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Ce terme peut désigner : Une… …

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  • 30commission — n. & v. n. 1 a the authority to perform a task or certain duties. b a person or group entrusted esp. by a government with such authority (set up a commission to look into it). c an instruction, command, or duty given to such a group or person… …

    Useful english dictionary