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Etymology

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Fromcommit +‎-ment.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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commitment (countable anduncountable,pluralcommitments)

  1. The act or an instance ofcommitting, puttingin charge,keeping, ortrust, especially:
    1. The act of sending alegislativebill tocommittee forreview.
    2. Officialconsignment sending a person toprison or amental health institution.
  2. Promise oragreement to do something in the future, especially:
    1. Act of assuming afinancialobligation at a future date.
  3. Being boundemotionally orintellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
  4. Thetrait ofsincerity and focused purpose.
    • 2020 November 23, Charles Hugh Smith,Why I'm Hopeful About 2021‎[1]:
      Citizenship in the original Greek concept was not simply the granting of rights to do as one pleased;
      it also demanded acommitment to serve the interests of the many via personal sacrifice.
  5. Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
  6. State of beingpledged orengaged.
  7. The act of beinglocked away, such as in aninstitution for the mentally ill or injail.

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Translations

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act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust
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
act of assuming a financial obligation
being bound emotionally/intellectually
perpetration, as in crime or a mistake
state of being pledged or engaged
trait of sincerity and focused purpose
act of being locked away
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