[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/commission/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / commission # commission noun (a commission, commissions); verb (commission, commissions, commissioned, commissioning) «commission» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A commission is an official group of people chosen to find out about something or to run something, like a road safety commission. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#m1) 2. (money) A commission is money paid to a salesperson as a part (a percentage) of what they sell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#m2) 3. To commission something is to ask an artist, writer or builder to make it for you and pay them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#m3) 4. (army) A commission is an officer's official rank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#m4) 5. Out of commission means broken or not working. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#m5) 6. A commission can also be a task or errand that someone is sent to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#m6) ### In the lessons In money and maths problems, commission is a percentage of sales: 10% commission on a sale of £500 is £50. In the news, commissions investigate events. Artists and composers are commissioned to make new works. Phrases: «earn commission», «on commission», «out of commission», «commission a painting». ### Examples - The shop assistant earns commission on every phone she sells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#x1) - She gets 5% commission, so on £200 of sales she earns £10. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#x2) - The government set up a commission to look into the flooding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#x3) - The town commissioned a statue of the famous nurse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#x4) - The lift is out of commission, so we took the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#x5) - The artist got a commission to paint the mayor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#x6) - He received his commission as an officer in the army. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#x7) - The fish executed his commission, and they brought the treasure back to their master. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/#x8) ### Note Spelling: double m, double s: co-MM-i-SS-ion. Maths: commission = rate × sales, e.g. 8% of 300 = 0.08 × 300 = 24. Related: «commissioner» (a member or head of a commission). Do not confuse with «omission» (leaving something out). ## In Jewish tradition An official written order from the king giving authority to officials. In the primary lessons: In money and maths problems, commission is a percentage of sales: 10% commission on a sale of £500 is £50. In the news, commissions investigate events. Artists and composers are commissioned to make new works. Phrases: «earn commission», «on commission», «out of commission», «commission a painting». ### Examples - And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River; and they furthered the people and the house of God. (Writings EZR.8.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/commission/#x1) ### Note Spelling: double m, double s: co-MM-i-SS-ion. Maths: commission = rate × sales, e.g. 8% of 300 = 0.08 × 300 = 24. Related: «commissioner» (a member or head of a commission). Do not confuse with «omission» (leaving something out). ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «commission» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commission/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«commission» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/commission.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «commission» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/commission/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«commission» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/commission.html) on Mova free.