commissioncom·mis·sion1 /kəˈmɪʃən/ noun1[countableC, uncountableU]FINANCECOMMERCE an amount of money paid to someone according to the value of goods, shares, bonds etc they have soldHe didn’t charge a commission on trades, as other brokers do.
All of the sales staff are on commission.
→ see also error of commission 2[countableC] a request for a writer, musician, or artist to produce a piece of work for which they are paida commission from the company for a new sculpture
3[countableC]LAWORGANIZATIONS an official organization that ensures that the law is obeyed in a particular activitythe New Jersey Casino Control Commission
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
4[countableC]ORGANIZATIONS a temporary official organization looking at problems in a particular area and suggesting changesA state senate commission was created last year to study tax reform.
→ see also Federal Communications Commission