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commission

commission

123 3.0
Money paid to a person for selling something, often part of the sale
  • noun
  • /kəˈmɪʃən/
: comisión
  • The agent's commission was 15% of the total amount for the houses he sold.
  • work on commission
  • sell on commission
  • pay commission

I literally bought like my first property with my full Commission check from that deal.

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Examples

  • I issue a cashier's check in his name... ...minus a small commission for myself.

  • Tell me, Walter, on this insurance, how much commission do you make?

  • Your mother works on heavy commission in a camera store.

  • Including your commission, of course.

  • When you do that, if you make a purchase, the retailer pays a Commission back to the cash back site.

  • Sales representatives are a possible solution because they work on commission, says Sherman.

    Academic text (1998)
  • What's that in commission, about 80K?

  • She can promote my programs and take a Commission as an affiliate.

  • She received a generous commission for each sale she made at the dealership.

  • Many salespeople rely on their commission as a significant part of their income.

Synonyms

fee
vscommission
806 1.0

Money paid for a service or right

is a percentage payment to employees or agents for transaction value
charge
vscommission
267 2.3

An amount of money paid for a service

is specifically a percentage payment to agents rather than a general amount
finder's fee
vscommission
20 4.9

A payment to someone who introduces two people for a business deal

is a percentage paid to agents for services in transactions
service fee
vscommission
7 2.7

An extra charge added to a bill to pay for staff help

is instead a percentage paid to agents for sales transactions
service charge
vscommission
6 3.2

An extra amount added to a bill to pay for the staff who served you

is a payment to an agent based on transaction value not a bill add-on
commish
vscommission
  • Informal
1 8.8

Payment given to an agent or salesperson for a sale

is the formal term for a percentage payment to agents
factorage
vscommission
  • Archaic
9.9

A fee paid to a person or company for selling goods for someone else

is the general percentage payment to agents across transactions

Compounds

A U.S. government agency that watches financial markets and protects investors

23 3.9

An official group that organizes and makes sure elections are fair

A US agency that keeps business competition fair and protects consumers

A United States government agency that regulates radio, television, and internet companies

15 6.0

A panel that tries people for crimes under armed forces law, for example war crimes

13 3.9

A group of people who make plans and decisions about how a town or city grows

A United States government agency that licenses and checks safety at nuclear power plants

A former United States government agency that oversaw nuclear energy research and civilian use

3 6.1

An independent group of respected experts who study a public problem and give advice

3 6.0

A local board that decides how land in a city can be used

A former federal agency in the United States that set prices and rules for trains and other transport between states

1 7.4

A small elected group that runs a city government, each member managing one department

1 6.4

An official office that represents one Commonwealth country in another

1 5.5

A document that makes a person an officer in the armed forces

1 6.0

Independent United States agency that recommends prices for mail services

A United Nations group that helps Latin American countries grow their economies

A United Nations group that helps African countries develop their economies

An organization in the United Nations that helps European countries work together on economic matters

A United Nations group that works for equal rights for women worldwide

A United Nations group that oversees international rules and policies about drugs

A group set up by the UN Economic and Social Council to study and advise on economic or social issues

1 5.7

A UN group that coordinates how countries collect and use data

A group at the United Nations that promotes and protects people's basic rights worldwide

A UN group that helps Asian and Far Eastern countries develop their economies

7.2

A group set up by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to work on a global issue

5.3

A group that makes sure all sides get equal time to speak

A left-wing armed group in Bolivia that brings together small indigenous armed groups and follows revolutionary ideas from the 1960s

A United Nations group that gives advice about population size and growth worldwide

A United Nations group that helps countries reduce poverty and include all people in society

How Valuable

bonus
254 2.2
commission
123 3.0
to gift
27 2.1

Surface Forms

commission singular
commissions plural

Etymology

Commission meaning a fee comes from the idea of payment for a task you are sent to do and links to mission and the root mittere 'to send', so a commission is money paid for the work or sale you carry out.