Meanings (ES + gloss)
cometido • misión
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
cargo • destino
An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
Let him see our commission.
comisión • encargo
The thing to be done as agent for another.
I have three commissions for the city.
comisión
A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
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 t…
a reseller's commission
comisión
The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error).
Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness.
the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism
Phrases
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Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
comisionar • encargar
To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
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 bu…
comisionar • encargar
To place an order for (often a piece of art).
He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.
comisionar • poner en servicio
To put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service.
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.
The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.