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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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TikTok Shop UK keeps up to 9p from every £1 sold on the platform, as its standard commission.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

If the commission ultimately rules that they are guilty, the companies and trade associations could be fined up to 10% of their global annual turnover.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The agency’s chairman Brendan Carr said the commission will consider TV station mergers that exceed the current ownership limits on a “case by case” basis.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

The commission is not discouraged by any of this data.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

I tended my own stupendous bruise through its lurid healing colors and vowed to resign my commission as a meddler.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

U.S. advertisers will shell out $13.8 billion in commissions to affiliate sellers across platforms this year, up 11.3%, nearly twice the growth rate of e-commerce spending overall, eMarketer estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“Please note: affiliates who use AI-generated content to promote our products will have their commissions removed,” the memo read.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Members of the office said the county, including its commissions, is still obligated to meet with labor unions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

They either charge you for your services or they earn commissions from the investment products they sell you and/or charge you a fee on top of that.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Under that, a bright orange flier for DOA Recording Studios, offering commissions for heroes’ souls.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

On Tuesday, the government - citing findings from research it commissioned, external - said there was little to show VPNs were being used by many children to get around age checks.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

It was probably commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux -- William the Conqueror's half-brother -- in 1077 to decorate the new cathedral in his hometown, Bayeux, according to the tapestry's home museum.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

A 2019 analysis commissioned by the group estimated that tax revenue generated by California cardrooms was roughly $500 million a year.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The Philippine company has completed 1.2 gigawatts of renewable-energy capacity and is constructing an additional 2.2GW, which is expected to be commissioned by end-2026, the analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

A good example of Kepler’s skill in this despised art came when he was commissioned to produce a calendar for 1595 predicting important events for the year ahead.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

That assumes successful commissioning and ramp-up at the Edna May processing plant, and the Lake Johnston plant, which has a capacity of 3.2 million tons of ore.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Composed by Kevin Day, the Cincinnati Opera’s Afrofuturist world premiere is a promising opening to its commissioning initiative.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

A Sky-ITV company would be foolish to pivot away from commissioning programmes with a national identity.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The collaboration alternates between observing runs that collect scientific data and periods dedicated to commissioning and upgrading the detectors.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

The palace would send only an expert—a true connoisseur—to handle the task of commissioning work.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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