COMMITMENT

commitment, committal, consignment

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

commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication

(noun) 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”

commitment

(noun) an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; “his business commitments took him to London”

committedness, commitment

(noun) the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; “a man of energy and commitment”

commitment, dedication

(noun) a message that makes a pledge

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

commitment (countable and uncountable, plural commitments)

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

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.

Synonyms

• allegiance

• charge

• committal

• consignment

• dedication

• devoir

• duty

• engagement

• guarantee

• loyalty

• liability

• must

• need

• oath

• obligation

• ought

• pledge

• promise

• responsibility

• undertaking

• vow

• word

Source: Wiktionary

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Com*mit"ment, n.

1. The act of commiting, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consigment; esp., the act of commiting to prison. They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower, whence he was within few days enlarged. Clarendon.

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

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

4. A doing, or preperation, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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