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commission | ask |

As nouns the difference between commission and ask

is that commission is a sending or mission (to do or accomplish something) while ask is amplitude shift keying.

As a verb commission

is to send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

commission

English

(wikipedia commission)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
    • It was James Bond's commission to defeat the bad guys.
  • An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
    • David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let him see our commission .
  • The thing to be done as agent for another.
    • I have three commissions for the city.
  • A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
    • the European Commission; the Electoral Commission; the Federal Communications Commission
    The company's sexual harassment commission made sure that every employee completed the on-line course.
  • * Prescott
    • A commission was at once appointed to examine into the matter.
  • A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
    • a reseller's commission
    The real-estate broker charged a four percent commission for their knowledge on bidding for commercial properties; for their intellectual perspective on making a formal offer and the strategy to obtain a mutually satisfying deal with the seller in favour of the buyer .
  • The act of committing (e.g. a crime).
    • the commission , preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism
  • * South
    • Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness.

    Synonyms

    * body of officials: committee, government body * fee charged: brokerage

    Derived terms

    * commissioner * European Commission * out of commission

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
    • James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.
  • * 2012 , August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal
    • Stanning, who was commissioned from Sandhurst in 2008 and has served in Aghanistan, is not the first solider to bail out the organisers at these Games but will be among the most celebrated.
  • To place an order for (often piece of art); as, commission a portrait.
    • He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.
  • To put into active service; as, commission a ship.
    • The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.

    ask

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) asken, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To request (information, or an answer to a question).
    • I asked her age.
  • To put forward (a question) to be answered.
    • to ask a question
  • To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
    • I'm going to ask this lady for directions.
  • * Bible, John ix. 21
    • He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
  • To request or petition; usually with for .
    • to ask for a second helping at dinner
    to ask for help with homework
  • * Bible, Matthew vii. 7
    • Ask , and it shall be given you.
  • To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
    • What price are you asking for the house?
  • * Addison
    • An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity.
  • To invite.
    • Don't ask them to the wedding.
  • To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
    • (Fuller)
  • (figuratively) To take (a person's situation) as an example.
  • *
    • Usage notes
    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See * Pronouncing ask as /æks/ is a common example of metathesis and a feature of some varieties of English, notably African American Vernacular English (AAVE). * The action expressed by the verb ask'' can also be expressed by the noun-verb combination ''pose a question'' (confer the parallel in German between ''fragen'' and ''eine Frage stellen ).
    Derived terms
    * ask after * ask around * ask for * ask in * ask out * ask over * ask round * for the asking * no questions asked * outask

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act or instance of asking.
  • * 2005 , Laura Fredricks, The ask :
    • To ask for a gift is a privilege, a wonderful expression of commitment to and ownership of the organization. Getting a yes to an ask can be a rush, but asking for the gift can and should be just as rewarding.
  • Something asked or asked for; a request.
  • * 2008 , Doug Fields, Duffy Robbins, Speaking to Teenagers :
    • Communication researchers call this the foot-in-the-door syndrome. Essentially it's based on the observation that people who respond positively to a small “ask'” are more likely to respond to a bigger “' ask ” later on.
  • An asking price.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) aske, arske, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An eft; newt.
  • * 1876 , S. Smiles, Scottish Naturalist :
    • He looked at the beast. It was not an eel. It was very like an ask .
  • A lizard.

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