Business & revenue models · Core

Commission model

Also called: brokerage commission model

ELI5

The business takes a cut for helping a deal happen.

Used in conversation

“The commission model must clarify who pays the fee.”

Definition

A model earning a percentage or fixed amount for arranging a sale or transaction.

Here “Commission model” means: A model earning a percentage or fixed amount for arranging a sale or transaction.

Pitch context

You will see “Commission model” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches business & revenue models.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business & revenue models without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.