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commissary
[ kom-uh-ser-ee ]
noun
- a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in a military post, mining camp, lumber camp, or the like.
- a dining room or cafeteria, especially one in a motion-picture studio.
- a person to whom some responsibility or role is delegated by a superior power; a deputy.
- (in France) a police official, usually just below the police chief in rank.
commissary
/ ˈkɒmɪsərɪ; ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪəl /
noun
- a shop supplying food or equipment, as in a military camp
- army an officer responsible for supplies and food
- a snack bar or restaurant in a film studio
- a representative or deputy, esp an official representative of a bishop
Derived Forms
- commissarial, adjective
- ˈcommissaryˌship, noun
Other Words From
- com·mis·sar·i·al [kom-i-, sair, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
- subcom·mis·sari·al adjective
- sub·commis·sary noun plural subcommissaries
Word History and Origins
Origin of commissary1
Word History and Origins
Origin of commissary1
Example Sentences
Sixty years ago, the backlot tram tour began as a way, in part, to increase commissary sales as tourists liked the opportunity to dine on the lot.
“It really has become a sweet spot for us to lean into a season of a thing,” Hoffman says while seated at the commissary on the lot.
The company also hopes to upgrade the 17 nationwide commissary locations that supply food to its U.S. outlets.
If she wanted to avoid that humiliation, Moore could buy extra tampons from the commissary.
Others were given extra food, money in their commissary accounts, the chance to play videos games and other rewards if they kept silent.
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