Definition of commitment
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
- allegiance
- charge
- committal
- consignment
- dedication
- devoir
- duty
- engagement
- guarantee
- loyalty
- liability
- must
- need
- obligation
- ought
- pledge
- promise
- responsibility
- undertaking
- vow
- word
Related terms
- commit
- committal
- noncommittal
References:
- Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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