noun · neutral

commission

/kəˈmɪʃən/com·MIS·sion

Band 5-6speakingtask2

an amount of money paid to someone (often a salesperson) based on the value of goods or services they sell

Examples

“She earned a commission for every car she sold.”

“The commission rate is five percent of total sales.”

“Salespeople often rely on commissions more than base pay.”

Band 8 sentence

“In many sales roles, carefully designed commission structures can incentivise short‑term results but sometimes undermine long‑term customer relationships.”

Collocations

earn a commission
commission rate
sales commission

Word family

commission nouncommission verbcommissioner noun

Common mistakes

I received commission for the sale.→I received a commission for the sale.

Say it for a higher band

5fee→6bonus→7+commission

Synonyms

fee

Easily confused

committee

“The committee met to discuss the new regulations.”

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