To put into active service.
To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
To place an order for (often a piece of art).
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.
To keep in one's pay or service.
To employ by paying a retainer.
To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.
To keep in possession or use.
To hold secure.