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Meaning of commissioning

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

commissioning

verb

Definitions

  1. To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

    Example: James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.

  2. To place an order for (often piece of art)

    Example: He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.

  3. To put into active service

    Example: The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.

noun

Definitions

  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.

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