Слово англійською: commission

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Переклад commission українською: комі́сія (ви́борча), комі́сія (пе́вна винагоро́да), відсо́тки, дові́реність

Детальний опис

commission

noun

/kəˈmɪʃn/

official group

(often Commission)

[countable] an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government

The commission is expected to report its findings next month.
(British English) The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison.
The election commission found that neither candidate received enough votes to avoid a run-off.
on a commission the British representative on the commission
before a commission The defendant will be brought to trial before a military commission.
commission on something She was also a member of the commission on religious education.
a commission on human rights
The government appointed an independent commission to investigate the causes of the disaster.

see also European Commission, high commission, Royal Commission

money

[uncountable, countable] an amount of money that is paid to somebody for selling goods and that increases with the amount of goods that are sold

commission on something You get a 10 per cent commission on everything you sell.
He earned £2 000 in commission last month.
on commission In this job you work on commission (= are paid according to the amount you sell).

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[uncountable, singular] an amount of money that is charged by a bank, etc. for providing a particular service

1 per cent commission is charged for exchanging foreign currency.
commission on something The bank charges a high commission on these transactions.

for art/music, etc.

[countable] a formal request to somebody to design or make a piece of work such as a building or a painting; the fact of making such a request

Eventually she agreed to accept the commission.
commission to do something He received a commission to design the new parliament building.
commission for something Sometimes I take commissions for portraits.
commission from somebody The exhibition was a success and brought commissions from wealthy patrons.

in armed forces

[countable] the position of an officer in the armed forces, typically with the rank of lieutenant or higher

He resigned his commission when he got married.

see also commissioned officer, non-commissioned officer

of crime

[uncountable] (formal) the act of doing something wrong or illegal

the commission of a crime

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin commissio(n-), from committere ‘entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘put into custody’), from com- ‘with’ + mittere ‘put or send’.

Idioms

in/out of commission

available/not available to be used
- Several of the airline's planes are temporarily out of commission and undergoing safety checks.

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