commission
UK/kə'mɪʃ(ə)n/US/kә'miʃәn/
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
n.
A payment based on a percentage of sales made
佣金，提成
n.
An official group appointed to perform a duty or investigate
委员会
n.
A formal order for a piece of work; an act of authorizing
委托（创作）；委任，授权
v.
To formally order or authorize a work or person
委托，委任
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcom- (together) + miss (send) + -ion (act) = "the act of entrusting." From the sense of entrusting a task came its branches: a body entrusted with a duty (a commission), the act of authorizing work (commission a painting), and the cut paid for completing entrusted sales (sales commission).
Root miss still carries 88 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.sales commission销售佣金
- 2.royal commission皇家委员会
Example Sentences
- 1.
She earns a 10% commission on every car she sells.
- 2.
The government set up a commission to investigate the disaster.
- 3.
They commissioned a local artist to paint the mural.