commitment

English

noun
Definitions
  • The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
  • Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
  • Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
  • The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
  • Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
  • State of being pledged or engaged.
  • The act of being lock locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

Etymology

Suffix from English commit.

Origin

English

commit

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