com·mit·ment (k -m t mnt)n. 1. The act or an instance of committing, especially: a. The act of referring a legislative bill to committee. b. Official consignment, as to a prison or mental health facility. c. A court order authorizing consignment to a prison. 2. a. A pledge to do. b. Something pledged, especially an engagement by contract involving financial obligation. 3. The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons: a deep commitment to liberal policies; a profound commitment to the family. |
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
| Noun | 1. |  commitment - the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice investment - the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work" |
| 2. |  commitment - 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"communalism - loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole consecration - a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study" cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" devotion - commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science" enlistment - the act of enlisting (as in a military service) faith - loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors" | |
| 3. | commitment - an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London" involvement, participation, involution, engagement - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" incurrence - the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable) | |
| 4. | commitment - a message that makes a pledge oath, swearing - a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury affirmation - (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future | |
| 5. | commitment - the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them |
commitment
noun
1. dedication, loyalty, devotion, adherence a commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism
dedication wavering, indecisiveness, vacillation
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
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
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
commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] n (responsibility) → impegno; (devotion) → dedizione f
he refused to make any commitment → ha rifiutato d'impegnarsi in alcun modo
commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] n (responsibility) → impegno; (devotion) → dedizione f
he refused to make any commitment → ha rifiutato d'impegnarsi in alcun modo
he refused to make any commitment → ha rifiutato d'impegnarsi in alcun modo
commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] n (responsibility) → impegno; (devotion) → dedizione f
he refused to make any commitment → ha rifiutato d'impegnarsi in alcun modo
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