LEARNit Dictionary

commission

noun
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1
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an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government
کمیسیون, هیئت مسئول, هیات بررسی
see also European Commission, high commission, Royal Commission
2
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an amount of money that is paid to somebody for selling goods and that increases with the amount of goods that are sold
کمیسیون, پورسانت
You get a 10 per cent commission on everything you sell.
He earned £2 000 in commission last month.
In this job you work on commission .
3
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an amount of money that is charged by a bank, etc. for providing a particular service
کارمزد, هزینه‌ی خدمات
1 per cent commission is charged for exchanging foreign currency.
The bank charges a high commission on these transactions.
4
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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
سفارش
Eventually she agreed to accept the commission.
He received a commission to design the new parliament building.
Sometimes I take commissions for portraits.
The exhibition was a success and brought commissions from wealthy patrons.
5
the position of an officer in the armed forces, typically with the rank of lieutenant or higher
مقام نظامی, افسری, انتصابِ نظامی
He resigned his commission when he got married.
see also commissioned officer, non-commissioned officer
6
the act of doing something wrong or illegal
ارتکاب
the commission of a crime
verb
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1
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to officially ask somebody to write, make or create something or to do a task for you
سفارش دادن, محول کردن, واگذار کردن
2
to choose somebody as an officer in one of the armed forces
منصوب کردن, اعطا کردن رتبه نظامی
She was commissioned in 2014.
He has just been commissioned (as a) pilot officer.