commission
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- noun
- /kəˈmɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Elevators are out of commission because of the fire alarm.
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Watch on YouTubeSo the Iggies are, I guess you could say the Iggies are a bit out of Commission at the time being, but they're OK.
- So the Iggies are, I guess you could say the Iggies are a bit out of Commission at the time being, but they're OK.
- It was, it was pretty crazy 'cause we're just day one on our Firebase on this camp and two of our guys are already out of Commission.
Examples
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The old bridge was declared out of commission until renovations were completed.
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But when he left office, more than a third of the city's traffic signals were still out of commission.
Academic text (2002) -
Your car is gonna be out of commission, looks like, for a couple days.
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So my car has been out of commission for almost 2 months.
Blog text (16) -
All out of commission because of the fire alarm.
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This thing has been out of commission since the late 1800s.
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They could repair it for, you know, who knows how much money and the car is going to be out of Commission for years probably.
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The Yorktown is out of commission and now acts as a museum.
Blog text (9) -
After the storm, many local businesses were out of commission for repairs.
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Our printer is currently out of commission, so we will need to find another way to print the documents.
Antonyms
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Etymology
Commission in 'in commission' comes from the idea of sending something into service, from Latin com- 'together' and mittere 'to send', so if something is 'in commission' it has been put into active use and is ready to work.