Meaning & Definition of Commission in English

1. A special group delegated to consider some matter

• "A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - milton berle

2. A fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)

• "He works on commission"

3. The act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

4. The state of being in good working order and ready for operation

• "Put the ships into commission"

• "The motor was out of commission"

5. A group of representatives or delegates

6. A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

• "The judge's charge to the jury"

7. An official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

8. The act of committing a crime

9. A special assignment that is given to a person or group

• "A confidential mission to london"

• "His charge was deliver a message"

1. Put into commission

• Equip for service

• Of ships

2. Place an order for

3. Charge with a task