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Hi!
What is the exact meaning of "commissions for sale" in the following passage? It is from Iranian-Russian Encounter, p. 163.
The Iranian authorities periodically lost interest in its existence, and funds were insufficient or often not forthcoming at all. In their fight to keep the Brigade alive, the Russian officers frequently resorted to the methods typical of older Iranian military units. The Russian officers, without the cash to pay their men, granted them long periods of leave without pay, offered commissions for sale and spent most of their time drilling the Cossacks for parades.
Thanks very much.
What is the exact meaning of "commissions for sale" in the following passage? It is from Iranian-Russian Encounter, p. 163.
The Iranian authorities periodically lost interest in its existence, and funds were insufficient or often not forthcoming at all. In their fight to keep the Brigade alive, the Russian officers frequently resorted to the methods typical of older Iranian military units. The Russian officers, without the cash to pay their men, granted them long periods of leave without pay, offered commissions for sale and spent most of their time drilling the Cossacks for parades.
Thanks very much.