Commission

[kə'mɪʃ(ə)n] or [kə'mɪʃən]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions.

(noun.) an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces.

(noun.) a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; 'the judge's charge to the jury'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; 'put the ships into commission'; 'the motor was out of commission'.

(verb.) charge with a task.

(verb.) put into commission; equip for service; of ships.

(verb.) place an order for.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

(n.) The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a trust shall be executed.

(n.) The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge.

(n.) A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties.

(n.) A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission.

(n.) A company of persons joined in the performance of some duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate commerce commission.

(n.) The acting under authority of, or on account of, another.

(n.) The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have three commissions for the city.

(n.) The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent for transacting business for another; as, a commission of ten per cent on sales. See Del credere.

(v. t.) To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform certain acts; to commission an officer.

(v. t.) To send out with a charge or commission.

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同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Perpetration.[2]. Warrant of authority.[3]. Trust, charge, office, care, duty, task, employment, errand.[4]. Allowance, fee, compensation.[5]. Delegation, body of commissioners.

v. a. [1]. Authorize, empower, give a commission to.[2]. Depute, delegate, send on a commission.

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解釋/意思:

n. act of committing: that which is committed: a writing conferring certain powers: authority: the percentage paid in a transaction to an active agent who usually incurs some pecuniary and always some moral responsibility: a body of persons appointed to perform certain duties: a warrant from the head of the state for holding various military offices whether combatant or non-combatant.—v.t. to give a commission to: to empower: to send: to appoint.—ns. Commis′sion-ag′ent Commis′sion-mer′chant a person employed to sell goods delivered to him by another (his principal) for a certain percentage—his commission or factorage; Commissionaire′ a messenger or light porter: one employed about public places and hotels to undertake light commissions.—adj. Commis′sioned.—ns. Commis′sioner one who holds a commission to perform some business: a member of a commission; Commis′sionership.—Commissioned officer one appointed by commission—in the navy the officers from the lieutenant; in the army from the ensign upwards.

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