commission (커-미션 (강세: 미)) — An instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group; a group of people appointed to perform a task; to formally request someone to create something.
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: An instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group; a group of people appointed to perform a task; to formally request someone to create something.
Pronunciation (IPA): /kəˈmɪʃən/
Korean meaning: 위원회, 수수료; 의뢰하다
Korean pronunciation: 커-미션 (강세: 미)
Example Sentences
- My car is out of commission because my cat somehow got into the engine.
- The art commission asked her to paint a mural of dancing vegetables.
- He calculated his commission and realized he could finally buy that expensive coffee machine.
commission
NOUN//kəˈmɪʃən//
An instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group; a group of people appointed to perform a task; to formally request someone to create something.
An instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group; a group of people appointed to perform a task; to formally request someone to create something.
Her artistic commission becomes her mission for admission!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'committere' meaning 'to entrust' or 'to send together,' which came into English through Old French 'commission.'
🎵Rhyme
📝Examples
“My car is out of commission because my cat somehow got into the engine.”
“The art commission asked her to paint a mural of dancing vegetables.”
“He calculated his commission and realized he could finally buy that expensive coffee machine.”
“The investigation commission concluded that the office microwave explosion was not caused by aliens.”
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