commission

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /kəˈmɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #3872

Meanings

1

noun
An official group of people chosen to do a particular job or investigate something.

The government set up a commission to study the problem.
2

noun
A payment that is a percentage of the value of something you sell.

The salespeople work on commission, so they earn more when they sell more.
3

verb
To officially ask someone to do a particular job or create something.

The city commissioned an artist to paint a mural.
4

noun
An official order giving someone authority, especially a military officer.

David received his commission after graduating from the academy.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an official group of people... committee

Word family

Forms commissionedcommissioningcommissions

Derived forms anticommissioncommissionablecommissionalcommissionarycommissioneecommissionercommissionlesscommissionshipdecommissiondiscommissionintercommissionnoncommission

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planning commission
an appointed body that considers plans for future development

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Commission entered Middle English through Old French from Latin committere, “to entrust.” Commit comes from the same Latin source, while commissioner and commissionaire derive through French from medieval Latin commissarius, “person in charge.”

Etymology

From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sending together; commission”), from prefix com- (“with”) + noun of action missiō (“sending”), from perfect passive participle missus (“sent”), from the verb mittō (“to send”) + noun of action suffix -iō.

*mey- (change) Proto-Indo-European commissioun Middle English commission Old French commissiō Latin

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# commission

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /kəˈmɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 3872

## Meanings
1. An official group of people chosen to do a particular job or investigate something.
2. A payment that is a percentage of the value of something you sell.
3. To officially ask someone to do a particular job or create something.
4. An official order giving someone authority, especially a military officer.

## Examples
- The government set up a commission to study the problem.
- The salespeople work on commission, so they earn more when they sell more.
- The city commissioned an artist to paint a mural.
- David received his commission after graduating from the academy.

## Derived Forms
- anticommission
- commissionable
- commissional
- commissionary
- commissionee
- commissioner
- commissionless
- commissionship
- decommission
- discommission
- intercommission
- noncommission

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *mey- (change)
- Root: commissioun
- Root: commission
- Root: commissiō

## Etymology
From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sending together; commission”), from prefix com- (“with”) + noun of action missiō (“sending”), from perfect passive participle missus (“sent”), from the verb mittō (“to send”) + noun of action suffix -iō.

## AI Etymology
commission is a noun and verb. It is from Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sending together; commission”), from prefix com- (“with”) + noun of action missiō (“sending”), from perfect passive participle missus (“sent”), from the verb mittō (“to send”) + noun of action suffix -iō. Historical forms in the chain include *mey- (change) (Proto-Indo-European), commissioun (Middle English), commission (Old French), and commissiō (Latin). Current senses include an official group of people chosen to do a particular job or investigate something, a payment that is a percentage of the value of something you sell, and to officially ask someone to do a particular job or create something. Derived forms include anticommission, commissionable, commissional, commissionary, and commissionee.

## Topics
- People & Society

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