commission

commission 1

•  noun

1    [C] an official group whose job is to find out about or control an activity(委员会):
?the Equal Opportunities Commission
2    [C,U] money paid to someone when they sell something(佣金):
?commission on: He earns 30% commission on each car.
3    [C,U] when people ask someone to do a piece of work for them, for example to write a play or paint a picture

commission 2

• verb [T]

to ask for a piece of work to be done by someone, especially by a writer, artist, or musician:
?a report commissioned by the government
?commission sb to do sth: Renshaw has been commissioned to design a new bridge.