A real estate commission is a certain percent of the sale price of a house paid to the real estate agents involved in the transaction. In traditional home sales, the commission can be anywhere between 1 - 6 percent and split between the buying and selling agents. The commission is paid out of the proceeds of the sale.
Definition of thermometer. : an instrument for determining temperature; especially : one consisting of a glass bulb attached to a fine tube of glass with a numbered scale and containing a liquid (such as mercury or colored alcohol) that is sealed in and rises and falls with changes of temperature.
The device used to measure temperature is a thermometer. 1  A typical thermometer is a calibrated, or numbered, glass tube that contains mercury. 2  The silver mercury in the tube rises, or expands, when warmth of an object increases. 3  The mercury falls when warmth of an object decreases.