commitment

Meanings

Plural: commitments

Noun

• the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
  • "a man of energy and commitment"
• the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
  • "his long commitment to public service"
• an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
  • "his business commitments took him to London"
• a message that makes a pledge
• the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
• 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.
• 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.
• Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially
• Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
• Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
• Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
• The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
• Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
• State of being pledged or engaged.
• The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

Synonyms

allegiance, charge, committal, committedness, consignment, dedication, devoir, duty, engagement, guarantee, liability, loyalty, must, need, oath, obligation, ought, pledge, promise, responsibility, undertaking, vow, word

Related Words

commit, committal, noncommittal