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Spanish word
comisión
Pronunciation
IPA/komiˈsjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounfee
Example
La tienda cobra una comisión por pagar con tarjeta.
The store charges a fee for paying with a card.
More examples
El vendedor recibe una comisión por cada venta.
The seller receives a commission for each sale.
Core concept
Fee collected for arranging or processing a transaction.
Common phrases
cobrar una comisión
charge a fee
comisión bancaria
bank fee
comisión por transacción
per-transaction fee
Similar words
tarifa: Pre-set charge for using a service or product, usually fixed or scheduled.
cargo: Individual amount billed for a specific transaction or provided service.
honorario: Payment to a professional for work performed, based on expertise or time.
recargo: Extra amount added on top of the normal charge as an additional fee.
Definition in Spanish
Importe que se cobra por realizar una gestión o facilitar una operación, o la porción que recibe quien actúa como intermediario.
Word origin
From Latin commissio via committere 'to entrust', with the sense shifting to the share taken for performing an entrusted service and, by extension, to an appointed committee.
Usage tips
- Common prepositions are 'comisión por' or 'comisión sobre' to indicate reason or base, while professional fees are usually called 'honorarios' rather than comisión.
Other meanings
- brokerage feenoun
- sales commissionnoun
- committeenoun
Opposites
- exenciónexemptionnoun
Related words
- comisionarcommissionverb
- comisionistacommission agentnoun
- comisionadocommissioned representativenoun