commission

販売手数料、歩合

販売するたびに得る報酬で、通常は売値の一定の割合。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： commission on something (She earns commission on every car she sells.)

よく使う表現： earn commission, sales commission, work on commission

委員会

問題の調査や特定の活動の運営のために、正式に選ばれた人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： committee, panel

よく使う表現： independent commission, government commission, commission report

仲介手数料、手数料

売買などの商取引を仲介した人に支払うお金。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： commission on something (The broker charges commission on each transaction.)

類義語： fee

よく使う表現： pay commission, charge commission, broker commission

依頼、任務

誰かから頼まれたり命じられたりした、特定の仕事。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： commission to do something (His commission was to record the village history.)

類義語： assignment, task

よく使う表現： accept a commission, complete a commission, special commission

委任、権限

特定の任務を行うために正式に与えられた許可や責任。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： commission to do something (They received a commission to investigate the dispute.)

類義語： mandate, authorization

よく使う表現： royal commission, grant a commission, commission to investigate

将校任官

軍隊の将校になるための正式な任命。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： appointment

よく使う表現： army commission, receive a commission, resign a commission

依頼する、発注する

通常は報酬を払って、仕事や制作を正式に頼む。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： commission someone to do something (The council commissioned an architect to design the library.)

類義語： hire, engage

よく使う表現： commission a report, commission an artist, commission a study, commission a portrait

任命する、委任する

人に正式な任務を与えたり、その遂行のために派遣したりする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： commission someone to do something (The minister commissioned a team to investigate the accident.)

類義語： appoint, assign, authorize

よく使う表現： commission someone, commission an officer, commission a team