commitment

Meaning

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

Hyphenated as

com‧mit‧ment

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈmɪtmənt/

Etymology

From commit + -ment.

Sentences

Pottekkatt was a writer of strong social commitment and ideals , possessing an individualistic vision .