commission
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Is commission a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of commission?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.Examples: "James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents."; "Stanning, who was commissioned from Sandhurst in 2008 and has served in Afghanistan, is not the first solider^([sic – meaning soldier]) to bail out the organisers at these Games but will be among the most celebrated."transitive
2. (transitive) To place an order for (often a piece of art).Examples: "He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months."transitive
3. (transitive) To put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service.Examples: "The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII."; "The 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London."transitive
noun (English)
1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A shirt or chemise.Examples: "As from our beds, we doe oft cast our eyes, / Cleane linnen yeelds a shirt before we rise, / Which is a garment shifting in condition; / And in the canting tongue is a commission."UKobsoleteslang
Definition source: Wiktionary