DEFINITION of 'Commission'. A service charge assessed by a broker or investment advisor in return for providing investment advice and/or handling the purchase or sale of a security.Most major, full-service brokerages derive most of their profits from charging commissions on client transactions.n the other hand, full-service brokerages offer a more personalized service, but commissions are much higher. However, when commission is charged there is the potential for a conflict of interest to develop between brokerages and their clients.
2. the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc. 3. a device, usu. an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc. 4. to put a muzzle on (an animal or its mouth). 5. to restrain from speech, the expression of opinion, etc.
Switch to new thesaurus. muzzle. gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door. gunpoint, point - the gun muzzle's direction; he held me up at the point of a gun.