bid vs commission

bid and commission both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bid	Yes	No	Yes	No
commission	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, commission is a hyponym of bid; that is, commission is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bid:

Other hyponyms of bid include countermand, order, charge, direction, commandment, injunction, behest, open sesame.

bid (noun)	commission (noun)
an attempt to get something	a special assignment that is given to a person or group
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price	the act of committing a crime
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make	the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something	an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	a special group delegated to consider some matter
	a group of representatives or delegates
	a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
	the state of being in good working order and ready for operation

bid (verb)	commission (verb)
ask someone in a friendly way to do something	charge with a task
invoke upon	put into commission; equip for service; of ships
ask for or request earnestly	place an order for
propose a payment
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
make a serious effort to attain something