[{"word":"commissions","phonetic":"/kəˈmɪʃənz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kəˈmɪʃənz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"David received his commission after graduating from West Point."},{"definition":"The thing to be done as agent for another.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have three commissions for the city."},{"definition":"A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.","synonyms":["committee","government body"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The company's sexual harassment commission made sure that every employee completed the on-line course."},{"definition":"A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The real-estate broker charged a four percent commission for their knowledge on bidding for commercial properties; for their intellectual perspective on making a formal offer and the strategy to obtain a mutually satisfying deal with the seller in favour of the buyer."},{"definition":"The act of committing (e.g. a crime).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["omission"],"example":"the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism"}],"synonyms":["committee","government body"],"antonyms":["omission"]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents."},{"definition":"To place an order for (often piece of art)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months."},{"definition":"To put into active service","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/commission","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/commissions"]}]