cambridge dictionary meaningcommissionverbUS /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/ UK /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/commission verb (REQUEST WORK)Add to word list [ T ]to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone:The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait.
