Synonyms for commission
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Delegation
delegation, deputation, mission AU, delegacy rare
2. Percentage — A bonus in pay awarded to a salesperson for selling a particular, secretly sponsored product, for which the…
percentage informal, spliff
4. Perpetration
Other
committee, authority, office, duty, trust, send, consignment, allowance, task, embassy, man date informal, care
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A bonus in pay awarded to a salesperson for selling a particular, secretly sponsored product, for which the sponsor will reimburse the employer.
- n. 2
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
- n. 3
An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
- v. 1
To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.
Related words
- Word family
- commissional commissionary commissioner commissionship
- Phrases
- out of commission commission agent housing commission
Forms
- Plural
- commissions → delegations, deputations, missions, delegacies…
- Past participle
- commissioned
e.g. commissioned → ordered, authorized, appointed, assigned…
Example sentences
- delegation I do not know anyone from the German delegation.
- committee The Congressmen rammed the bill through committee.
- authority I don't have the authority to give you permission.
- consignment I bought this at the consignment shop.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| commission | falling | |
| delegation | falling | |
| deputation | falling | |
| committal | falling | |
| committee | falling | |
| authority | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- care1, send1, duty2, task1
- 5 letters
- order2, trust1
- 6 letters
- office2, charge1, employ2, assign2, ordain2, spliff, enjoin2, depute, charre
- 7 letters
- mission2, warrant2, embassy3, appoint2, empower3, entrust2, devolve2
- 8 letters
- delegate3, instruct2, accredit3, delegacy
- 9 letters
- committee3, direction3, authority4, allowance3, authorize3, authorise, committal3
- 10 letters
- percentage3, delegation4, deputation
- 11 letters
- consignment3
- 12 letters
- perpetration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- commission
- Italiano
- commissione
- Español
- comisión
- Català
- comissió