commitment.
The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
Meaning & usage
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.
The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially: Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially: Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
State of being pledged or engaged.
The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
Where this word comes from
From commit + -ment.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.