commission vs license

commission

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

  • To put into active service. 

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

noun
  • A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction. 

  • The thing to be done as agent for another. 

  • The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error). 

  • A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something). 

  • An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers. 

  • A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function. 

license

verb
  • To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation. 

  • To give permission or freedom to; accept. 

  • To authorize officially. 

  • To permit (as grammatically correct). 

  • To give formal authorization to use. 

noun
  • The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software. 

  • A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit. 

  • Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech). 

  • Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint. 

How often have the words commission and license occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )