(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.
...~ to the ideals of Bolshevism.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N to n
2.
A ~ is something which regularly takes up some of your time because of an agreement you have made or because of responsibilities that you have.
Work ~s forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.
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3.
If you make a ~ to do something, you promise that you will do it. (FORMAL)
We made a ~ to keep working together...
They made a ~ to peace.
N-COUNT: usu N to-inf, N to n
4.
Commitment is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital. (AM; in BRIT, use committal )
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