'Commitment' definitions:
Definition of 'commitment'
(from WordNet)
noun
The trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment" [syn: committedness, commitment]
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" [syn: commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication]
noun
An engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"
noun
A message that makes a pledge [syn: commitment, dedication]
noun
The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) [syn: commitment, committal, consignment]
Definition of 'Commitment'
From: GCIDE
- Commitment \Com*mit"ment\, n.
- 1. The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison. [1913 Webster]
- They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower, whence he was within few days enlarged. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged. --Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'commitment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- activity,
- affair,
- agency,
- agentship,
- agreement,
- allegiance,
- altruism,
- ardency,
- ardor,
- assigned task,
- assignment,
- attempt,
- authority,
- authorization,
- bounden duty,
- brevet,
- burden,
- business,
- call of duty,
- campaign,
- care,
- cause,
- charge,
- commendation,
- commission,
- commissioning,
- committal,
- committedness,
- consecration,
- consignment,
- constancy,
- contract,
- crusade,
- cure,
- deal,
- decidedness,
- decision,
- decisiveness,
- dedication,
- deference,
- definiteness,
- delegated authority,
- delegation,
- deputation,
- determinateness,
- determination,
- determinedness,
- devoir,
- devolution,
- devolvement,
- devotedness,
- devotion,
- devoutness,
- disinterest,
- disinterestedness,
- drive,
- duties and responsibilities,
- duty,
- earnestness,
- effort,
- embassy,
- empowerment,
- enfeoffment,
- engagement,
- enterprise,
- entrusting,
- entrustment,
- errand,
- ethics,
- executorship,
- exequatur,
- factorship,
- faith,
- faithfulness,
- fastness,
- fealty,
- fervency,
- fervidness,
- fervor,
- fidelity,
- fire,
- firmness,
- full power,
- great cause,
- hallowing,
- heartiness,
- heat,
- heatedness,
- homage,
- humility,
- impassionedness,
- imperative,
- infeodation,
- infeudation,
- intensity,
- intentness,
- interest,
- issue,
- jurisdiction,
- legation,
- license,
- lieutenancy,
- lifework,
- line of duty,
- loyalty,
- mandate,
- mass movement,
- mission,
- mittimus,
- modesty,
- movement,
- must,
- need,
- obligation,
- obstinacy,
- office,
- onus,
- operation,
- ordainment,
- ordination,
- ought,
- passion,
- passionateness,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- place,
- plan,
- plenipotentiary power,
- power of attorney,
- power to act,
- preengagement,
- principle,
- procuration,
- program,
- project,
- proposition,
- proxy,
- purpose,
- purposefulness,
- purview,
- reason for being,
- recognizance,
- recommitment,
- regency,
- regentship,
- relegation,
- relentlessness,
- remand,
- remanding,
- resoluteness,
- resolution,
- resolve,
- resolvedness,
- respect,
- responsibility,
- right,
- sacrifice,
- self-abasement,
- self-abnegation,
- self-denial,
- self-devotion,
- self-effacement,
- self-forgetfulness,
- self-immolation,
- self-imposed duty,
- self-neglect,
- self-neglectfulness,
- self-renouncement,
- self-sacrifice,
- self-subjection,
- self-will,
- selflessness,
- seriousness,
- sincerity,
- single-mindedness,
- spirit,
- staunchness,
- steadfastness,
- task,
- tenacity,
- total commitment,
- tried-and-trueness,
- triedness,
- trueness,
- trust,
- trusteeship,
- unacquisitiveness,
- understanding,
- undertaking,
- unpossessiveness,
- unselfishness,
- vehemence,
- venture,
- verbal agreement,
- vicarious authority,
- warmth,
- warrant,
- will,
- work,
- zeal