Definitions
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- noun An agent or factor; a commission merchant.
- noun One of a class of attendants, in some European cities, who perform miscellaneous services for travelers.
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- noun Alternative form of
commissionaire .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Recently two apparent paradoxes have been revealed about an agency permanent establishment (PE) under tax treaties, first that it is possible to avoid an agency PE by exploiting a difference between civil law and common law on agency (often referred to as commissionnaire structures) and secondly that if the agent is rewarded with a market-value fee there will be no profits to attribute to an agency PE.
September 2006 2006
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Recently two apparent paradoxes have been revealed about an agency permanent establishment (PE) under tax treaties, first that it is possible to avoid an agency PE by exploiting a difference between civil law and common law on agency (often referred to as commissionnaire structures) and secondly that if the agent is rewarded with a market-value fee there will be no profits to attribute to an agency PE.
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"commissionnaire" at the hotel expects fifty centimes. Waiters '
The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men Walter Germain
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Others who came out to Quebec were Intendant Dolu himself and an officer named Baptiste Guers, who functioned in yet another royal office as commissionnaire to the viceroy, the intendant, and Champlain.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Others who came out to Quebec were Intendant Dolu himself and an officer named Baptiste Guers, who functioned in yet another royal office as commissionnaire to the viceroy, the intendant, and Champlain.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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You can hear the serfs declare, "He must be a commissionnaire!"
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These villagers carry the fruits (or, rather, flowers) of their day's labor to a flower agent or commissionnaire, who weighs them, spreads them out in a cool place
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various
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[Sidenote: A commissionnaire can tell people's dispositions at sight.]
The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various
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The following day, our faithful _commissionnaire_, Antonio, places us in a carriage drawn by a powerful pair of horses, and headed for the
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Various
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The day was perfect, and rather than give up our trip we determined to go by ourselves, trusting that the success which had attended similar expeditions without a _commissionnaire_ would not desert us on this occasion.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 Various
dailyword commented on the word commissionnaire
One of these men came to see Holmes when he found a goose that had been abandoned and which later contained the blue carbuncle.
February 25, 2013
alexz commented on the word commissionnaire
In Canada, Commissionaires refers to a security guard company which hires veterans and ex-police officers for security positions.
A single security guard is referred to as a Commissionaire.
February 25, 2013