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commitment

Academic Word List, sublist 4.

About 25.69 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

consignment committal allegiance dedication loyalty commitedness appointment contract firm ownership

Often followed by

to of and is in that by from on

Word family

commit commitments commits committed committing

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