on commission
on commission
Giving full or partial recompense for work done based on individual sale or service rendered. My normal salary is actually pretty abysmal, but the amount I can earn on commission when I sell a property more than makes up for it. My friend is an artist who earns her living painting elaborate scenes on commission for fans of various pop-culture shows and movies.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
on commission
Making money based on sales or services rendered, as in Real estate agents rarely get a salary; they work largely on commission. This use of the noun commission, which generally refers to a percentage of the total price, dates from the early 1700s.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
on commission
With a sales commission serving as full or partial recompense for the work done: sells boats on commission.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- recompense
- recompense for
- recompense for (something)
- get (one's) own back
- get your own back
- laid out
- lay out
- in the same ballpark
- come down to
- come down to (some place)