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commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] n
1. the act of committing or pledging 2. the state of being committed or pledged 3. an obligation, promise, etc. that restricts one's freedom of action 4. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) the referral of a bill to a committee or legislature 5. (Law) Also called (esp formerly) mittimus Law a written order of a court directing that a person be imprisoned 6. the official consignment of a person to a mental hospital or prison 7. commission or perpetration, esp of a crime 8. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) a future financial obligation or contingent liability Also called (esp for senses 5, 6) committal [kəˈmɪtəl] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
commitment noun 1. dedication, loyalty, devotion, adherence a commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism dedication wavering, indecisiveness, vacillation 2. responsibility, tie, duty, obligation, liability, engagement I've got too many commitments to take on anything more right now. Translations commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] N 1. (= obligation) → obligación f he has heavy teaching commitments → tiene muchas obligaciones como profesor family commitments → obligaciones familiares 2. (= pledge) to give a commitment to do sth → comprometerse a hacer algo she would give no commitment → no quiso comprometerse commitment n (= obligation) → Verpflichtung f; (= dedication) → Engagement nt; his family commitments → seine familiären Verpflichtungen pl; his teaching commitments → seine Lehrverpflichtungen pl; there’s no commitment (to buy) → es besteht kein(erlei) Kaufzwang; to make a commitment to do something (form) → sich verpflichten, etw zu tun; the trainer demands one hundred per cent commitment from his team → der Trainer verlangt von seiner Mannschaft hundertprozentigen Einsatz; his commitment to his job is total → er geht völlig in seiner Arbeit auf; political/military commitment → politisches/militärisches Engagement; he is frightened of commitment (in relationship) → er hat Angst davor, sich festzulegen (Parl, of bill) → Überweisung f → an den (zuständigen) Ausschuss Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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