Comission or commission?
Did you mean commission? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: commission. Misspelling: comission.
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Memory tip
Double M and double S: co-MM-i-SS-ion.
Why people write “comission”
The misspelling “comission” is only one letter off: it uses a single M where commission has a double MM.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make commission automatic.
What does “commission” mean?
commission noun
- a special group delegated to consider some matter
“a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle”
Synonyms:committee
- a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
“he works on commission”
- the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
Synonyms:commissioning
- the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
“put the ships into commission”
commission verb
- put into commission; equip for service; of ships
- place an order for
- charge with a task
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Commission” in a sentence
- The artist received a commission for the portrait.
- A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle.
- He works on commission.
- Put the ships into commission.
Is “commission” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“comission” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from COMMISSION.