commission
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
Noun 4 meanings
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
“David received his commission after graduating from West Point.”
The thing to be done as agent for another.
“I have three commissions for the city.”
A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
“the European Commission”
Verb 3 meanings
To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
“James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.”
To place an order for (often a piece of art).
“He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.”
To put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service.
“The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.”
Etymology
From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sending together; commission”), from committō + -tiō (suffix forming nouns of action), from com- (“with”) + mittō (“to send”).
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COMMISSION at a glance
COMMISSION has 10 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + M 3 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,260 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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