commissions >> /kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
Definition: [verb] Order or authorize the production of (something)
Example: the portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792
Definition: [verb] Bring (something newly produced) into working condition.
Example: we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned
Definition: [verb] Appoint (someone) to the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force.
Example: he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers
Definition: [noun] An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.
Example: one of his first commissions was to redesign the Great Exhibition building
Definition: [noun] A group of people entrusted by a government or other official body with authority to do something.
Example: a commission was appointed to investigate allegations of police violence
Definition: [noun] A sum, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction.
Example: foreign banks may charge a commission
Definition: [noun] A warrant conferring the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force.
Example: he has resigned his commission
Definition: [noun] The action of committing a crime or offence.
Example: the commission of an arrestable offence