commissionable

adjective

com·​mis·​sion·​able kə-ˈmi-shə-nə-bəl How to pronounce commissionable (audio)
of a business transaction
: providing or including a commission for the agent responsible
Both policies would be commissionable to the agent, and the difference in commissions between the two polices would not likely be big enough for them to try to dissuade you from your decision.Ron Pradinuk, The Winnipeg Free Press, 5 Nov. 2011
Consultants … who received this award have personal sales of at least $55,000 in commissionable sales during a year.The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), 25 Sept. 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of commissionable was in 1936

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“Commissionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commissionable. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.

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