Collocations for "commissioned"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "commissioned" in context.
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commission
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [governmental, national, special] commission
- the [Parks, Forests, Glades] Commission
- The European Commission
- [launch, set up] a commission [to, on, for]
- a commission to [investigate, determine, prevent, ensure]
- the (special) commission [determined, decided] that
- gets a commission of [five] percent
- has [made, earned] [$50,000] in commissions
- [take, receive, charge] a commission for
- works on commission
- pay [thousands, millions] in [agent, agency, sales] commissions
- take a commission on [new, total, global, national] sales
- was [built, made, designed] on commission from (the government)
- resigned his commission of (the armed forces)
- established the commission of the [crime, offense]
- put the [car, train, machinery] in commission again
- The [car] is out of commission.
- commission a [painting, design, the production, a portrait]
- commissioned [an artwork, the work of art, some art]
- commission an [enquiry, investigation] (into)
- commission [a report, research] (into)
- commission the [panel, company, board, architect, studio]
- the [panel] was commissioned (by)
- commissioned the [artist, painter] to [paint, create, draw, produce]
- the [artist] was commissioned to [paint] a portrait
- commissioned to [design, make, provide, produce, build, develop]
- commission [a ship, an aircraft, a rocket, equipment]
- commissioned in [1969]
- commissioned by the [Queen, board, President]
- commissioned for [use, circulation, battle, exploration, launch]
- commissioned in the [army, marines]
- commissioned to [fight, serve, protect]
- a commission-based [job, salary, role]
'commissioned' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):