commission
/kəˈmɪʃən/kuh-MIH-shuhn
/kəˈmɪʃən/kuh-MIH-shuhn
Meaninga putting together, a charge
Common meaning: a task given
Other meanings: a fee
- commissiona putting together, a chargeSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 124 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin commissionem ‘a putting together, a charge’.
Roots
- commissionem Latin “a putting together, a charge”
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