What does «comisión» mean in Spanish?
- Committed; action of committing.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la comisión de un delito".
"la comisión del pecado original".
- Delegation, order and power given to a person to carry out some assignment or mission.
Examples of use in Spanish: "tu única comisión es ocuparte de todo el papeleo".
- A group of persons delegated by a corporation; delegation on behalf of a collective.
Examples of use in Spanish: "ir en comisión a visitar a una autoridad".
"una comisión parlamentaria".
- Percentage that someone receives in a buying and selling business, banking or commercial transaction, or for taking care of other people's business.
Examples of use in Spanish: "cobrar una comisión".
"la comisión que percibirás será del 15% del valor total de lo vendido".
"me cobraron una comisión del 2% por la transferencia bancaria".
- Subdivision of a large group of students.
♦ Used in: Argentina
Examples of use in Spanish: "yo estoy en la comisión 2, cursamos por la tarde".
- (a comisión) Charging an amount of money proportional to the work performed.
Examples of use in Spanish: "yo trabajo a comisión".
- (comisión de servicios) Spain. Temporary situation of an employee who has a special assignment to perform outside of his or her regular position.
Examples of use in Spanish: "este profesor tiene su plaza en otra ciudad, pero lleva aquí un tiempo en comisión de servicios"
- (en comisión) A way of acquiring products by a merchant who does not pay for them on the spot, but as they are sold.
- (Comisión comunitaria) An institution of Community law, which exercises executive power in the European Union.
- (Pecado de comisión) Action contrary to the law of God according to the Christian faith.