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- pronunciation:
- k
mI
shn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- out of commission
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of performing or carrying out (something); the act of committing.
There were fewer commissions of theft in the city last year.- synonyms:
- deed, entrustment, memorization, performance, pledge
- similar words:
- assignment, engagement, execution, promise, transfer
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definition 2: |
an order giving permission to perform a certain task.
The author received a commission to write a biography of the film star.- similar words:
- charge, command, contract, direction, license, mandate, order
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definition 3: |
a group of people chosen to perform a certain task.
A commission was formed to study the need for a new school.- similar words:
- agency, board, cabinet, committee, council, delegation
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definition 4: |
money given to a salesperson as a payment or reward for selling something.
She gets a commission for every car she sells.- similar words:
- compensation, dividend, fee, share, take
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definition 5: |
the order that gives a rank to an officer in the military.
He received a commission as a captain during the war.- similar words:
- appointment, assignment
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related words: |
office, pay, position, post, work |
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phrase: |
out of commission |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
commissions, commissioning, commissioned |
definition 1: |
to give the power to perform a certain task.
The queen commissioned a young artist to paint her portrait.- synonyms:
- authorize
- similar words:
- charge, command, contract, direct, license, mandate, order
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definition 2: |
to put into active service.
The admiral commissioned the ship. |
related words: |
appoint, delegate, employ, empower, send |
The word commission
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
mit, mis1, mitt, miss, -mise
Latin
root
that means send, let go
Example words:
admission, admit, admittance, commission, commissioner, commit, committee, compromise, dismiss, emission, emit, missile, mission, missionary, omit, permission, permit, premise, promise, promising, remission, submit, transmission, transmit, transmitter
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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