Download
Translate Files
search close
    https://lingvanex.com/translate/ Translate Text https://app.lingvanex.com/ Translate Files

    Comisión (en. Commission)

    /ko.mi.'sjon/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Group of people appointed to carry out a specific task or activity.
    The events committee met to plan the event.
    La comisión de festejos se reunió para planificar el evento.
    Percentage of a sale that is paid to a seller.
    The agent earned a commission for every house he sold.
    El agente ganó una comisión por cada casa que vendió.
    Delegation or mandate to carry out something.
    The director granted him the commission to investigate the problem.
    El director le otorgó la comisión para investigar el problema.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'commissio', meaning 'entrustment' or 'delegation'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    working committee
    a group tasked with addressing a specific issue within an organization.
    comisión de trabajo
    research committee
    a group responsible for investigating a particular matter.
    comisión de investigación
    service commission
    a group responsible for providing a specific service.
    comisión de servicio

    Related Words

    to commission
    to designate someone to carry out a task or mission.
    comisionar
    remuneration
    payment or compensation for work done.
    remuneración
    delegation
    act of assigning responsibilities to another person.
    delegación

    Slang Meanings

    Extra profit from sales.
    That seller is always looking for an extra commission.
    Ese vendedor siempre anda buscando una comisión extra.
    Money earned through intermediation.
    In the business, it is said that the commission is the key to success.
    En el negocio, se dice que la comisión es la clave del éxito.