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How to use commission in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Commission means a sending or mission (to do or accomplish something). Example: “David received his commission after graduating from West Point.”

Examples of commission by meaning

nounAn official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.

  • David received his commission after graduating from West Point.

nounThe thing to be done as agent for another.

  • I have three commissions for the city.

nounA body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.

  • the European Commission
  • the Electoral Commission
  • the Federal Communications Commission

nounA fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.

  • a reseller's commission

nounThe act of committing (e.g. a crime or error).

  • the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism

verbTo send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

  • James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.
  • What I commissioned you to get for me, and anything you see suitable to my Tusculan villa, I should be glad if you will, as you say in your letter, procure for me, only don't put yourself to any inconvenience.1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order...

verbTo place an order for (often a piece of art).

  • He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.

verbTo put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service.

  • The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.
  • The 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London.2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60

More sentences with commission

  • E&O insurance (for errors and omissions) covers both errors of commission and errors of omission.From the entry omission
  • The executor's commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.From the entry deceased
  • If you sell one of those cars, your commission will be chump change.From the entry chump change
  • The admiral will be commissioning the new destroyer in a few minutes.From the entry commissioning
  • The agency does not guarantee placement, but they work on commission.From the entry placement
  • Alas, the delivery boy is on the clock; he could and would work much faster on commission!From the entry on the clock
  • The channel boosted its nondrama broadcasting by commissioning more cookery shows.From the entry nondrama
  • The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was generally much spoken of. — Clarendon.From the entry illimitedness
  • The destroyer's commissioning will be held on February 1st.From the entry commissioning
  • Other costs associated with selling a home include surveyor's fees, legal fees, estate agent's commission, stamp duty and the VAT.From the entry surveyor
  • I was busy all day, but barely made any commissions because I spent all my time with a couple looky-loos.From the entry looky-loo
  • Insurance brokers pay back part of their commissions to you for referring customers to them.2021 February 11, “Publication 17 (2020), Your Federal Income Tax”, in irs.gov, Internal Revenue Service, retrieved 24 Aug 2021, Kickbacks. From the entry kickback
  • He’s the stuff of a Channel 4 commissioning editor’s answered prayers.2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London). From the entry commissioning editor
  • It is a chordless affair, because it is out of commission .2013, Henry T. Sampson, Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows, page 285. From the entry chordless
  • She is still in commission and crewed by members of the U.S.2012, Ronald Utt, Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron: The War of 1812 and the Forging of the American Navy. From the entry rebuild
  • Blank commissions and a promise to repay his expenditure of money were sent to Forbes.2012, Andrew Lang, The History of Scotland, volume 12. From the entry enregiment
  • What if some errors of commission, or some errors of omission, have slipped in?2011, Peter Murphy, “Public Relations Guide for New Precrime Officers”, in D. E. Wittkower, editor, Philip K. Dick and Philosophy: Do…. From the entry golden touch
  • Pitfalling can be by commission, when grouping members do something that gets them into trouble.2005, John O. Burtis, Paul D. Turman, Group Communication Pitfalls, page 65. From the entry pitfalling
  • The pan-blue camp claims it has complained to the city's election commission but has received no response.2004 March 22, “KMT comes up with nine accusations over voting”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2004. From the entry Hsiaokang
  • Those who do not comply with the commission are subject to standard punishment number one.2000, “Procurer”, in LEXX: Tunnels, Episode №31, Season №3. From the entry adjudicatrix
  • “That guy thought he won the lottery just because he was out of commission for 90 days.1999 September 1, Jim McElhaney, ABA Journal, volume 94, number 2, published 1 February 2008, page 24b. From the entry win the lottery
  • An’ that’s the pleasurablest commission this particular feather of the American Eagle ever got given.1988, Malcolm Ross, A Notorious Woman, Piatkus, →ISBN, page 95. From the entry pleasurablest
  • We have established a commission to expand trade between our two nations.1972 May 28, 3:30 from the start, in President Nixon addresses the Soviet People live from the Kremlin, spoken by Richard Nixon, archived…. From the entry an
  • All of the electric alarm and telephone circuits were out of commission.1949 January 1, Bureau of Ships, “U.S.S. PERCH (SS176), Loss in Action, Java Sea, 3 March 1942”, in Submarine Report: Depth Charge, Bomb…. From the entry derange
  • N. sent a commission to arrange for election of a Korean government.1948 March 1, “Duel in Korea”, in World Week, volume 12, number 5, Scholastic Corporation, page 10, column 2. From the entry refuse
  • A commission, composed of physiologists, physicists, chemists, persons accustomed to historical criticism, would be named.1927 [1863], The Life of Jesus, translation of Vie de Jésus by Ernest Renan. From the entry thaumaturgus
  • That is why the affirmative wish the city manager to be elected by a commission.1918 October 15, “The City Manager Plan. [Condenst Paragrafs.]”, in J. W. Scroogs, editor, University of Oklahoma Bulletin (New Series…. From the entry could not get elected dogcatcher
  • In order to pay these subbrokers, he must receive a higher rate of commission.1918, Food Investigation, Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Canned Foods, General Report and Canned Vegetables and Fruits, page 66. From the entry subbroker

Meaning of commission

  1. noun A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
  2. noun An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
  3. noun The thing to be done as agent for another.

Full definition of commission

Questions about commission in a sentence

How do you use commission in a sentence?
Commission is used as a noun and verb. For example: “David received his commission after graduating from West Point.”
What is a short sentence with commission?
“a reseller's commission”
What does commission mean?
Commission means a sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: commission (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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