By Alison Doyle. Definition: Commission is a sum of money that is paid to an employee upon completion of a task, usually selling a certain amount of goods or services.Commission may be paid as percentage of the sale or as a flat dollar amount based on sales volume.Employers often use sales commissions as incentives to increase worker productivity.ommission may be paid as percentage of the sale or as a flat dollar amount based on sales volume. Employers often use sales commissions as incentives to increase worker productivity.
Bill Gross is a Portfolio Manager responsible for managing the Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund, and all related portfolios, and leading efforts to build out Janus' global macro fixed income capabilities.
DEFINITION of 'Gross Expense Ratio-GER'. The total percentage of a mutual fund's assets that are devoted to running the fund. The gross expense ratio (GER) is exclusive of any waiver of fees or expense reimbursements. Likewise, it does not include outside expenses, like brokerage costs for trading the portfolio. These and other costs are reported in a Statement of Additional Information (SAI) that is sent to the SEC.