noun
plural -sions
[count] :a group of people who have been given the official job of finding information about something or controlling something :committee
an amount of money paid to an employee for selling something [count]
[noncount] formal :the act of committing a crime
a request or order for someone to do something for money [count]
[count] :a position of high rank in the military
in commission
or into commission
able to function properly :ready for use
out of commission
not able to function properly
verb
-sions; -sioned; -sioning
[+ obj] to order or request (something) to be made or done
to order or request (someone) to make or do something
to make (someone) an officer in the military
to make (a ship) officially active and ready for use
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