The noun commission has 9 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (27) committee, commission -- (a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle)
2. (1) commission -- (a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission")
3. (1) commission, commissioning -- (the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions)
4. commission -- (the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission")
5. deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission -- (a group of representatives or delegates)
6. commission, charge, direction -- (a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury")
7. commission, military commission -- (an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces)
8. perpetration, commission, committal -- (the act of committing a crime)
9. mission, charge, commission -- (a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message")
Overview of verb commission
The verb commission has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) commission -- (put into commission; equip for service; of ships)