t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ kəˈmɪʃən kəˈmɪʃən kəˈmɪtəl dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən ˌdɛpjuːˈteɪʃən d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən ˈmɪʃn̩ a special assignment that is given to a person or group a confidential mission to London his charge was to deliver a message the act of committing a crime the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions charge with a task put into commission; equip for service; of ships place an order for an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something the judge's charge to the jury a special group delegated to consider some matter a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours a group of representatives or delegates a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary) he works on commission the state of being in good working order and ready for operation put the ships into commission the motor was out of commission