Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: commission
IPA transcription: [kəm'ɪʃən]
Pronunciations of commission
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: committee, commission
    Meaning: a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
  • Synonyms: commission
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: commission, commissioning
    Meaning: the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: commission
    Meaning: put into commission; equip for service; of ships
Usage examples
  • 'Mr. Max will never commission me again.'
  • It made the commission on which he had come even more difficult.
  • The Commission can't go on now for more than another three weeks.
  • All that night the commission wrangled, and all the next day, and the next night.
  • "Well, but then you will not be able to fulfill your commission," said d'Artagnan.
  • "Well, I'll pay you twenty cents, and keep the balance for commission. That's fair enough."
  • "Unless you, my dear mother, who are so clever and so kind, will execute the commission yourself."
  • So what was his delight at receiving another commission, on March 25, 1742, as an ensign in the 12th Regiment of Foot!
  • Mr. Wickham had received his commission before he left London, and he was to join his regiment at the end of a fortnight.
  • "Sir," replied the Englishman, laughing, "I am like my house, and do not do such things--no, the commission I ask is quite different."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Warlugulong, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording John Fraser (botanist), License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording African Union, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording American Airlines Flight 11, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Missouri Department of Conservation, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hubble Space Telescope, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mental disorder, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ryanair, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Liturgy of the Hours, License CC BY-SA 4.0