noun
commission
kuh-MISH-un/kəˈmɪʃn/
A fee paid for arranging a sale or service.
The agent earns a commission on every house she sells.
Etymology
The pieces express “together” and “sending”; the compound developed the sense of committing or entrusting business to someone. The fee meaning arose from the allowance paid to an agent entrusted with buying or selling.
In context
the tradeoffs between a straight Commission job and one where there's a base salary plus a commission
More examples
- The travel agency charges a small commission for booking flights.
- She works on commission, so her income depends on sales.
- His sales commissions appear separately on his paycheck.
Forms
commission · commissions