commission

Definition

Examples

Sales staff earn a commission on every product they sell.

Word Family

Synonyms

• committeea special group delegated to consider some matter; - Milton Berle
• allowancean amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
• feea fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

Collocations

• Easy earn attractive performance bonus sales commissions
  to earn attractive performance bonus sales commissions, meaning to earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Medium establish independent judicial inquiry commission into conduct
  to establish independent judicial inquiry commission into conduct, meaning to set up or found
• Hard commission an authoritative feasibility study from consultants
  to commission an authoritative feasibility study from consultants, meaning to put into commission; equip for service; of ships
• Very Hard confess both sins of commission and sins of omission
  to confess both sins of commission and sins of omission, meaning to confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure