commission

commission

Somme gagnée pour chaque vente réalisée, généralement calculée en pourcentage du prix.

En anglais simple : Money someone earns for each sale they make, usually a share of the price.

• I earn commission on sales.
• The company paid her a small commission.
• Does your salary include commission?

Comment l'utiliser : commission on something (She earns commission on every car she sells.)

Expressions courantes : earn commission, sales commission, work on commission

commission

Groupe officiellement désigné pour étudier un problème ou gérer une activité précise.

En anglais simple : A group officially chosen to study a problem or manage a particular activity.

• The commission will study the problem.
• She chairs a commission on housing.
• Two commissions investigated the complaints.

Synonymes : committee, panel

Expressions courantes : independent commission, government commission, commission report

commission

Somme versée à quelqu’un pour avoir organisé une vente ou une autre opération commerciale.

En anglais simple : Money paid to someone for arranging a sale or another business deal.

• The agent charges a commission.
• We paid no commission when we exchanged money.
• How much commission does the broker take?

Comment l'utiliser : commission on something (The broker charges commission on each transaction.)

Synonymes : fee

Expressions courantes : pay commission, charge commission, broker commission

mission, commande

Travail précis que quelqu’un vous demande ou vous ordonne de faire.

En anglais simple : A particular job that someone asks or instructs you to do.

• She accepted a difficult commission.
• His commission was to deliver the letter.
• The artist completed three commissions this month.

Comment l'utiliser : commission to do something (His commission was to record the village history.)

Synonymes : assignment, task

Expressions courantes : accept a commission, complete a commission, special commission

mandat, autorisation

Autorisation ou responsabilité officielle donnée pour accomplir une tâche précise.

En anglais simple : Official permission or responsibility to carry out a particular duty.

• The king granted him a commission.
• Her commission gave her authority to inspect the records.
• They acted under a commission from the government.

Comment l'utiliser : commission to do something (They received a commission to investigate the dispute.)

Synonymes : mandate, authorization

Expressions courantes : royal commission, grant a commission, commission to investigate

nomination d’officier

Nomination officielle qui donne à une personne le statut d’officier dans les forces armées.

En anglais simple : An official appointment that makes someone an officer in the armed forces.

• He received an army commission.
• She resigned her commission after ten years.
• The navy offered him a commission.

Synonymes : appointment

Expressions courantes : army commission, receive a commission, resign a commission

commander

Demander officiellement à quelqu’un de réaliser un travail ou de créer quelque chose, généralement contre paiement.

En anglais simple : To formally ask someone to do a job or create something, usually for payment.

• We commissioned a new study.
• She commissioned an artist to paint her dog.
• Who commissioned this report?

Comment l'utiliser : commission someone to do something (The council commissioned an architect to design the library.)

Synonymes : hire, engage

Expressions courantes : commission a report, commission an artist, commission a study, commission a portrait

mandater, charger

Donner officiellement une mission à quelqu’un ou l’envoyer l’accomplir.

En anglais simple : To officially give someone a duty or send them to carry it out.

• The government commissioned her to inspect the schools.
• He was commissioned to recover the missing papers.
• They commissioned two officers to lead the mission.

Comment l'utiliser : commission someone to do something (The minister commissioned a team to investigate the accident.)

Synonymes : appoint, assign, authorize

Expressions courantes : commission someone, commission an officer, commission a team