commitment - Definition | Dictionary definition of commitment

Definition of commitment

the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose

"a man of energy and commitment"

Types:: investment
the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result

Type of:: earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity
the trait of being serious

the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

"his long commitment to public service"

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; communalism
loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole; consecration
a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); devotion
commitment to some purpose; cultism
devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult; hobbyism
a devotion to hobbies; fetich, fetish
excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; party spirit
devotion to a political party; enlistment
the act of enlisting (as in a military service); reenlistment
a renewed enlistment; faith
loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person

an engagement by contract involving financial obligation

"his business commitments took him to London"

Types:: incurrence
the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)

Type of:: engagement, involution, involvement, participation
the act of sharing in the activities of a group

a message that makes a pledge

Examples:: Hippocratic oath
an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; oath, swearing
a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury; affirmation
(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds); profession
affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; promise
a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future; oath
a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; parole, word, word of honor
a promise; betrothal, engagement, troth
a mutual promise to marry; pinning
a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin; rain check
a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future; assurance, pledge
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty
a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications; guarantee
an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; plight, troth
a solemn pledge of fidelity; vow
a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner

Type of:: content, message, subject matter, substance
what a communication that is about something is about

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

Type of:: confinement
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them