"commish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈmɪʃ/ Forms: commishes [plural]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} commish (countable and uncountable, plural commishes)
  1. (informal, countable) A commissioner. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-commish-en-noun-aghgqjEn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 47 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 37 30
  2. (informal) A commission. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-commish-en-noun-lgKhqgbT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 47 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 37 30

Verb

IPA: /kəˈmɪʃ/ Forms: commishes [present, singular, third-person], commishing [participle, present], commished [participle, past], commished [past]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-verb}} commish (third-person singular simple present commishes, present participle commishing, simple past and past participle commished)
  1. (informal, transitive) To commission (an artist or an artwork). Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-commish-en-verb-mxGJl9t- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 47 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 37 30

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "10 47 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 37 30",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1994 March 11, Bill Wyman, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader:",
          "text": "Library commish Mary Dempsey presides over the talk, and there's an accompanying video, Staking Our Claim in Cyberspace.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1913, Jack London, The Valley of the Moon:",
          "text": "From now on it's horsebuyin' on commish, an' you an' me on the road till we find that valley of the moon.\"",
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        }
      ],
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        "(informal, countable) A commissioner."
      ],
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        "(informal) A commission."
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        "(informal, countable) A commissioner."
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        "(informal) A commission."
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