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Commission Means Money Work Selling Eslpod 0284 We 0242 Eslpod Friendly

Id ESLPod_0284_WE_0242
Episode Id ESLPod 284
Episode Title A Friendly Rivalry
Phrase commission
Text The word "commission," in this podcast, means the amount of money that a person receives for selling something, usually as a percentage of the total amount: "How much of a commission do you get for selling a new car?" The phrase "to work on commission" means to make money by earning commissions: "Salespeople who work on commission don't get any money if they don't sell anything." As a verb, "to commission" means to ask an artist, musician, or writer to work on something: "Jacques commissioned a painting of his parents' home in New Orleans." A "commission" is also a group or organization that is responsible for something: "The Human Rights Commission is interested in learning about how countries use children as workers."
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