Money
Synonyms for commission
The synonym for commission recorded in this bank is cut, in the sense "a percentage of sales or profit paid to someone as compensation for their role in a transaction". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for commission
- cutnoun, in the sense "a percentage of sales or profit paid to someone as compensation for their role in a transaction"
One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day commission is audited in a second meaning.
a percentage of sales or profit paid to someone as compensation for their role in a transaction
The real estate agent earned a six percent commission on the sale of the house.
The true synonym
cut
Same sentence, swapped: The real estate agent earned a six percent cut on the sale of the house.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- tax
- warranty
- appraisal
Where commission turns up in the game
commission is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in 11 other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 11 puzzles where commission is the trap
- attemptnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is attack, in the sense "the act of attacking", and commission is on the board beside it.
- charitynoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is aid, in the sense "voluntary giving of money or help to those in need", with commission sitting one tile away.
- directionnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is focus, in the sense "the concentration of attention or energy on something", and commission is on the board beside it.
- gratuitynoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is tip, in the sense "money given in appreciation of good service, a tip", and commission is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play commission
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so commission reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from money at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. commission carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.