commission agent

noun

An agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name.

Similar
factormercantile agentcommission merchant

Meanings

nouncommission agent (plural commission agents)

plural commission agents

  1. lawAn agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name.
  2. lawA merchant earning a commission by selling goods belonging to others.

    Synonyms: factor, mercantile agent, commission merchant

  3. informalA person entrusted with a confidential task, often secretly to place a bet.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA merchant earning a commission by selling goods belonging to others.

Similar
factormercantile agentcommission merchant

Translations

Polish agent, agentka
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Spanish comisionista
  • comisionistaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

commission agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commission%20agent

MLA

“commission agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commission%20agent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commission agent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commission%20agent.

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