Omission (noun)
The act of omitting.
Omission (noun)
The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
Omission (noun)
Something deleted or left out.
“The suspicious omissions in the new edition of the book attracted claims of censorship.”
Omission (noun)
Something not done or neglected.
Omission (noun)
The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ‘ ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.
Commission (noun)
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
Commission (noun)
An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
“David received his commission after graduating from West Point.”
Commission (noun)
The thing to be done as agent for another.
“I have three commissions for the city.”
Commission (noun)
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.”
Commission (noun)
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.”
Commission (noun)
The act of committing (e.g. a crime).
“the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism”
Commission (verb)
To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
“James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.”
Commission (verb)
To place an order for (often piece of art)
“He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.”
Commission (verb)
To put into active service
“The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.”
Omission (noun)
someone or something that has been left out or excluded
“there are glaring omissions in the report”
Omission (noun)
the action of excluding or leaving out someone or something
“the omission of recent publications from his bibliography”
Omission (noun)
a failure to fulfil a moral or legal obligation
“to pay compensation for a wrongful act or omission”
Commission (noun)
an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group
“one of his first commissions was to redesign the Great Exhibition building”
“he received a commission to act as an informer”
Commission (noun)
an order for something, especially a work of art, to be produced specially
“Mozart at last received a commission to write an opera”
Commission (noun)
a work produced in response to a commission
“in that year Zeuxis painted his most famous commission”
Commission (noun)
the authority to perform a task or certain duties
“the divine Commission of Christ”
Commission (noun)
a group of people entrusted by a government or other official body with authority to do something
“a commission was appointed to investigate allegations of police violence”
Commission (noun)
a sum, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction
“he sold cosmetics on commission”
“foreign banks may charge a commission”
Commission (noun)
a warrant conferring the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force
“he has resigned his commission”
“she intended to apply for a commission in the army”
Commission (noun)
the action of committing a crime or offence
“the commission of an arrestable offence”
“the errors are of omission rather than commission”
Commission (verb)
order or authorize the production of (something)
“the portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792”
Commission (verb)
order or authorize (a person or organization) to do or produce something
“they commissioned an architect to manage the building project”
“he was commissioned to do a series of drawings”
Commission (verb)
bring (something newly produced) into working condition
“the aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1945”
“we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned”
Commission (verb)
appoint (someone) to the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force
“he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers”