US /kəˈmɪtmənt/
noun Freq #4675

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A promise or willingness to give your time and energy to something you believe in.

    Their long commitment to public service was admirable.

  2. 2
    noun

    Something you have promised or agreed to do.

    My business commitments took me to London.

  3. 3
    noun

    A strong sense of dedication and steady purpose.

    I hoped I would be remembered for my commitment to the charity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a promise or willingness to... dedicationloyaltyallegiance
3 noun · a strong sense of... committedness
Word family
Forms commitments
Derived forms commitment-phobecommitment-phobiccommitmentlesscommitmentphobiacommitmentphobicdecommitmentnoncommitmentovercommitmentprecommitment

Etymology

From commit + -ment.

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