Definitions for COMMITMENT
kəˈmɪt məntcom·mit·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. committedness, commitmentnoun

   the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose

   "a man of energy and commitment"

2. commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedicationnoun

   the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

   "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

3. commitmentnoun

   an engagement by contract involving financial obligation

   "his business commitments took him to London"

4. commitment, dedicationnoun

   a message that makes a pledge

5. commitment, committal, consignmentnoun

   the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. commitmentnoun

   The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

2. commitmentnoun

   The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review

3. commitmentnoun

   Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution

4. commitmentnoun

   Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:

5. commitmentnoun

   Assuming a financial obligation at a future date

6. commitmentnoun

   Being bound emotionally/intellectually to a course of action or to another person/other persons.

7. commitmentnoun

   Perpetration, in a negative manner, as in a crime or mistake.

8. commitmentnoun

   State of being pledged or engaged.

9. commitmentnoun

   The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.

10. commitmentnoun

    The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or jail.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commitmentnoun

   Act of sending to prison; imprisonment.

   Etymology: from commit.

   It did not appear by any new examinations or commitments, that any other person of quality was discovered or appeached. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower, whence he was within few days enlarged. Edward Hyde.

   I have been considering, ever since my commitment, what it might be proper to deliver upon this occasion. Jonathan Swift.

   2. An order for sending to prison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commitment

   Commitment is a song written by Tony Colton, Tony Marty and Bobby Wood, and recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released in April 1998 as the lead single from her album Sittin' on Top of the World. The song placed at number 4 on the US country charts, number 38 in the UK. It was later featured on Rimes' Greatest Hits and its international version, The Best of LeAnn Rimes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Commitmentnoun

   the act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison

2. Commitmentnoun

   a warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus

3. Commitmentnoun

   the act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill

4. Commitmentnoun

   a doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission

5. Commitmentnoun

   the act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commitment

   "Commitment" is the title of a song written by Tony Colton, Tony Marty and Bobby Wood, and recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released in April 1998 as the lead single from her album Sittin' on Top of the World. The song placed at #4 on the US country charts, #38 in the UK. It was later featured on Rimes' Greatest Hits and its international version, The Best of LeAnn Rimes.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. commitment

   To agree to a specific action, task or goal.

   The commitment was there, they both knew they would achieve it easily and get married well before they had planned.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  

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   commitment

   To trust to do or complete.

   The commitment is simple, to continue to the moment all feel the freedom in our souls.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 30, 2020  

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   commitment

   To agree to do a specific role, job description, task, contract or project for a specific purpose or unit of time.

   The commitment to our future spouse is for life.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 30, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Confinement
   • Engagement
   • Message
   • Seriousness

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'COMMITMENT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1844

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'COMMITMENT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2185

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'COMMITMENT' in Nouns Frequency: #670

How to pronounce COMMITMENT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say COMMITMENT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMMITMENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMMITMENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of COMMITMENT in a Sentence

1. Thomas Vajda:

   I’m deeply impressed with your courage and your commitment, let me also reconfirm the commitment of my colleagues and I ... to do all we can to support the people of Myanmar in your aspirations for genuine democracy, peace, and freedom.

2. Wendy Williams:

   Addressing my sobriety, my addiction head-on has really helped me sort out every single compartment in my life, i have a commitment to me and my son to come out of here better, stronger and faster than ever and by the way, I will still commit cause youll forget about my business any moment now I commit that the motto of this show will always be their business is our business!

3. William Hanrahan:

   As a judge I would be asking (potential jurors) to make that commitment to set aside what they believe the facts to be and set aside what they believe the law to be, to essentially be a tabula rasa, a blank slate.

4. La Stella:

   Very thankful that it was something Tommy was willing to do and speaks to not just his generous nature but his commitment to being part of this community.

5. Salil Shetty:

   When high-profile people choose to take a stand for human rights, it emboldens many others in their struggles against injustice, colin Kaepernick commitment is all the more remarkable because of the alarming levels of vitriol Colin Kaepernick commitment has attracted from those in power.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COMMITMENT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Commitment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=COMMITMENT
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commitment
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COMMITMENT
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=COMMITMENT