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tono

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to request, send, ask for, apply for, order, demand, bid, command.

He mea peita anō hoki e ia, ā he utu tika tāna utu i tono ai mō āna mahi (TW 28/8/1875:170). / They were also painted by him and the price he asked was right for his work.

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Synonyms: ōta, ngare, ngarengare, whakahauhau, whakahau, whakaraupapa, raupapa, tunga, tuku, unga, inoi, tare, tonotono, tononga


2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to commission (a piece of art).

I tonoa ia e Waka Rererangi Aotearoa kia waihangahia he tohu hei tā ki ō rātou waka rererangi (RTP 2015:116). / She was commissioned by Air New Zealand to create a logo to paint on their planes.

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3. (noun) application, invitation, request, claim, tender.

I tae mai te tono a ngā tāngata o Karioi ki ngā tāngata o Moawhango kia haere atu ki reira ki te pūrei whutupōro (TJ 2/2/1899:10). / A request arrived from the people of Karioi to the people of Moawhango to go there to play rugby.

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4. (noun) commission (a piece of art).

He mea kirimana te tono kia hangaia e ia te whakapakoko hei whakatū ki waho i te whare hou (RTP 2015:116). / The commission was a contract for him to create a figure to stand outside the new building.

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