commission

English

/kəˈmɪʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
  • An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
  • The thing to be done as agent for another.
  • A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
  • A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
  • The act of committing (e.g. a crime).

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French commission derived from Latin commissiō (sending together, commission).

Origin

Latin

commissiō

Gloss

sending together, commission

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