Commitment

//kəˈmɪtmənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:; The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) wordnet
  3. 3
    The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:; Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action wordnet
  5. 5
    Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    an engagement by contract involving financial obligation wordnet
  2. 7
    Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:; Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose wordnet
  4. 9
    Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    a message that makes a pledge wordnet
  6. 11
    The trait of sincerity and focused purpose. countable, uncountable

    "Citizenship in the original Greek concept was not simply the granting of rights to do as one pleased; it also demanded a commitment to serve the interests of the many via personal sacrifice."

  7. 12
    Perpetration as in a crime or mistake. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    State of being pledged or engaged. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From commit + -ment.

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