See Also: Commission(money)
COMMISSION(finance)
Commission, the(dictionary)
commission(1)(dictionary)
commission(2)(dictionary)
COMMISSION OF LUNACY(law)
Warren Commission(encyclopedia)
Hoover Commission(encyclopedia)
COMMISSION, crim(law)
Electoral Commission(encyclopedia)

Lucanian (iou) and Commission (money)


Lucanian (iou)



Lucanian adjective & noun. E17.
[from Lucania (see below) + -AN.]
Chiefly Roman History.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or belonging to Lucania, a region in southern Italy (now also called Basilicata). E17.
Lucanian cow, Lucanian ox Hist. an elephant.
b. noun. A member of a Samnite tribe formerly inhabiting Lucania. E18.

Commission (money)


Definition: Fee paid to a broker for Services in buying or selling securities or property or facilitating the financing of a project.

Definition: [crh] The fee paid to a broker to execute a trade, based on number of shares, Definition: ds">bonds, options, and/or their dollar value. In 1975, deregulation led to the establishment of discount brokers, who charge lower commissiDefinition: ons than full service brokers. Full service brokers offer advice and usually have a staff of analysts who follow specific Definition: es">Industries. Discount brokers simply execute a client's order and usually do not offer an opinion on a stock. Also Definition: known as a round-turn. Commissions are known as round-turn only in futures trading, since the commission is assessed only after liquidation of the position.