Definition
提成 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to take a commission' or 'to earn a percentage of sales'. The noun 成 (meaning 'ten percent') splits off from the verb 提 when you add a specific percentage, duration, or other element between them — for example, 提了三成 ('took a 30% commission'). It can also be used as a noun meaning 'commission' (the money itself). Be careful: the dictionary gloss 'deduct a percentage' is misleading — 提成 usually refers to the commission you earn, not something taken away from you.
v.o.
(verb-object) to take a commissionto earn a percentage (of sales)
noun
commissionpercentage cut
Examples
- ，提成。Tā mài le yí tào fángzi, tí le sān chéng tí chéng.He sold a house and took a 30% commission.
- 提成？Zhège yuè de tí chéng nǐ ná dào le ma?Did you get this month's commission?
- 提成。Xiāoshòuyuán yìbān àn xiāoshòu'é de bǎi fēn zhī wǔ tí chéng.Salespeople generally take a 5% commission on sales.
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