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.
A crossbow is a type of weapon, based on the bow, consisting of a horizontal bow-like assembly mounted on a stock, that shoots projectiles called bolts or quarrels.The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word ballista, a torsion siege engine resembling a crossbow. crossbow is a bow mounted on a stick (called a tiller or stock) with a mechanism in it which holds the drawn bow string. The earliest designs featured a slot in the stock, down into which the string was placed.