Definitions for commitment
kəˈmɪt məntcom·mit·ment

Princeton's WordNet(3.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

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)

Wiktionary(3.40 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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  

2. 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  

3. 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

   British

   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. Jose Miguel Vivanco:

   If OAS member countries don't address this financial crisis, it will cast serious doubts on their commitment to human rights and raise suspicions that they want to do away with the commission's scrutiny.

2. Hillary Clinton on Wednesday:

   The mothers I met recently in Chicago are right: We cannot go on like this, all over America, there are police officers honorably doing their duty, demonstrating how to protect the public without resorting to unnecessary force. We need to learn from and build on those examples. The loss of so many young African-Americans taken too soon should reaffirm our commitment to press forward for progress.

3. Mayor Michael Elliott:

   Brooklyn Center did not look to be in the national spotlight on these issues but here we are, and given the tragic incidents that occurred here, including those taking the lives of Daunte Wright and Kobe Dimock-Heisler, we must respond with a commitment to do better, and today’s vote is a part of that response.

4. Boris Herrmann:

   Greta taking on this challenge of sailing across on a race boat with zero comfort really shows her commitment to the cause and how far she's willing to push herself.

5. Henrik Lundqvist:

   When I look back at my 15 years here, what gives me the most satisfaction it's not the wins or the personal recognition but its really the commitment, the commitment I felt to the New York Rangers and the commitment they showed me for so long.

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