commish

noun, verb — 3 senses

commish

noun

/kəˈmɪʃ/

Etymology Shortening.

1

Informal A commissioner.

  • Library commish Mary Dempsey presides over the talk, and there's an accompanying video, Staking Our Claim in Cyberspace.1994 March 11, Bill Wyman, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader:
  • From now on it's horsebuyin' on commish, an' you an' me on the road till we find that valley of the moon."1913, Jack London, The Valley of the Moon:
2

Informal A commission.

  • Plus, I receive a little commish, so thank you.

commish

verb

Etymology Shortening.

1

Informal To commission (an artist or an artwork).

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