Commitment

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: com + mit + ment

Origin

commit + -ment

Full definition of commitment

Noun

1. The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
1. The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
2. Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution
2. Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
1. Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date
3. Being bound emotionally/intellectually to a course of action or to another person/other persons.
4. The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
5. Perpetration, in a negative manner, as in a crime or mistake.
6. State of being pledged or engaged.
7. The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or jail.

Synonyms

Related terms

• commit
• committal
• noncommittal