commitmentnoun
uk/kəˈmɪt.mənt/us/kəˈmɪt.mənt/B2 [ C or U ] a willingness to give your time and energy to something that you believe in, or a promise or firm decision to do something:
Players must make a commitment to play for a full season.
her commitment to left-wing politics/the cause of feminism/the company
She is known chiefly for her commitment to nuclear disarmament.
I'd like to thank the staff for having shown such commitment.
Try the product out in the comfort of your own home with absolutely no commitment to buy!
B2 [ C ] something that you must do or deal with that takes your time:
family/work commitments
I've got too many commitments at the moment to do an evening class.
Children are such a commitment.
More examples
- The government yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to the current peace process.
- Marriage is no longer always seen as a lifetime commitment.
- She had a lifelong commitment to feminism.
- In spite of the scale of the famine, the relief workers struggled on with dauntless optimism and commitment.
- You're young and healthy and you have no commitments - you can do whatever you want.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making & breaking promises & commitments
- betray
- broken
- commit
- cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom
- deliver
- fink
- fink out
- go back on sth
- guarantee
- New Year's resolution
- promise sb the earth/moon idiom
- promises, promises! idiom
- redeem
- resolution
- swear
- sworn
- vouch
- warrant
- warranty
- welsh
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