"commissions" in the noun sense
1. committee, commission
a special group delegated to consider some matter
"a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
2. commission
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"
3. commission, commissioning
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
4. commission
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
"put the ships into commission"
"the motor was out of commission"
5. deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
a group of representatives or delegates
6. commission, charge, direction
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
"the judge's charge to the jury"
7. commission, military commission
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
8. perpetration, commission, committal
the act of committing a crime
9. mission, charge, commission
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"
"his charge was deliver a message"
"commissions" in the verb sense
1. commission
put into commission equip for service of ships
2. commission
place an order for
3. commission
charge with a task
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License