COMMITMENT

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

  synonyms : committal , consignment

• (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"

  synonyms : allegiance , dedication , loyalty

• (noun) an engagement by contract involving financial obligation

  "his business commitments took him to London"

• (noun) the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose

  "a man of energy and commitment"

  synonyms : committedness

• (noun) a message that makes a pledge

  synonyms : dedication

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