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commissioning

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M IH1 SH AH0 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of assuring that all systems and components of a major piece of equipment, a process, a building or similar are designed, installed and tested according to the operational requirements of the owner or final client.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The destroyer's commissioning will be held on February 1st.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of commission

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

  • The admiral will be commissioning the new destroyer in a few minutes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: commission

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: authorization, authorisation, empowerment

Narrower terms: mandate

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 交付使用 (jiāofù shǐyòng) — process
  • Dutch: inbedrijfstelling — process
  • Dutch: ingebruikname — process
  • Finnish: käyttöönotto — process
  • French: mise en service — process
  • German: Bevollmächtigung — process
  • German: Inbetriebnahme — process
  • German: Inbetriebsetzung — process
  • German: Indienststellung — process
  • Portuguese: comissionamento — process
  • Russian: ввод в эксплуата́цию (vvod v ekspluatáciju) — process
  • Russian: пуск (pusk) — process
  • Russian: ввод в де́йствие (vvod v déjstvije) — process
  • Serbo-Croatian: puštanje u pogon — process
  • Serbo-Croatian: пуштање у погон — process
  • Serbo-Croatian: puštanje u rad — process
  • Spanish: certificación — process
  • Swedish: kommissionering — process
  • Turkish: görevlendirme — process
  • Turkish: hizmete alma — process
  • Turkish: işletmeye alma — process
  • Turkish: devreye alma — process
  • Turkish: devreye sokma — process
Real reading context

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