commission
Example Sentences
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Around 10% of U.S. natural gas production was temporarily knocked out of commission just as demand was spiking, noted strategists at Saxo Bank.
From MarketWatch
But strip out the popular Mini Kelly handbag, which flatters the average premium, and larger versions of the Kelly and Birkin sell at par to retail prices once the auctioneers’ commission is factored in.
"It's not a meritocracy; it's a mirror-tocracy," the worker said, adding: "The commissions go to people who are similar to those in charge. They want to see what they think reflects them."
From BBC
A report commissioned by the city would later fault him and the police chief at the time for a bungled emergency response that left residents feeling abandoned.
Before that, he wrote, commissioned and edited features about Europe's financial-services industry in London, in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
