COMMITMENT
\kəmˈɪtmənt], \kəmˈɪtmənt], \k_ə_m_ˈɪ_t_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of COMMITMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"
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the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"
By Princeton University
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an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"
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the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.
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A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.
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The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.
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The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Order for sending to prison; imprisonment.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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