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English
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: com‧mit‧ment
Etymology
Noun
commitment (plural commitments)
- 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
- Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution
- Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
- Assuming a financial obligation at a future date
- Being bound emotionally/intellectually to a course of action or to another person/other persons.
- Perpetration, in a negative manner, as in a crime or mistake.
- State of being pledged or engaged.
- The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
- The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or jail.
Synonyms
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Related terms
External links
- commitment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- commitment in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:24:45 GMT+00:00
New York Times ... the president's personal intervention in worldwide negotiations last December that established a national commitment to cut carbon 17 percent by 2020. ... US Senate punts on climate legislation Nature.com (blog)
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