commission /kә'miʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) 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)
• (n.) the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
• (n.) the state of being in good working order and ready for operation

Chinese translation

• n. 委任状, 任官令, 所委职责, 佣金, 犯, 委托, 所托之事
• vt. 委任, 委托制作, 使服役

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/kә'miʃәn/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.91 · Common

Word forms

commissioned, commissioning, commissions

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Related words

commissioner · commiserate

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