UNDERTAKING


Meaning of UNDERTAKING in English

un ‧ der ‧ tak ‧ ing AC /ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ $ ˈʌndərteɪ-/ BrE AmE noun

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ takings , ↑ undertaking , ↑ take , ↑ taker ; verb : ↑ take , ↑ overtake , ↑ undertake ]

[ Word Family: verb : ↑ undertake ; noun : ↑ undertaking ]

1 . [countable usually singular] an important job, piece of work, or activity that you are responsible for:

Starting a new business can be a risky undertaking.

2 . [countable] formal a promise to do something:

Both organizations gave an undertaking to curb violence among their members.

3 . [uncountable] the business of an undertaker

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THESAURUS

▪ promise a statement that you will definitely do or provide something, which may not be reliable:

‘I’ll call you tomorrow.’ ‘Is that a promise?’

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Politicians are always making promises.

▪ pledge a public or official promise to do a particular thing in the future:

The Government has fulfilled at least 50% of its election pledges.

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We have received pledges of help from various organizations.

▪ vow a very serious promise to do something or not to do something that you choose to make:

He made a vow never to drink alcohol again.

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your marriage vows

▪ oath a formal promise, especially one that someone makes in a court of law:

Witnesses swear a solemn oath to tell the truth.

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Public officials must take an oath to support the US Constitution.

▪ undertaking a serious or public promise to do something, especially something difficult which needs a lot of effort or money:

The police have given an undertaking to reduce street crime in the city centre.

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He was made to sign a written undertaking that he would not go within a mile of her house.

▪ assurance a promise that something will happen or is true, made so that someone is less worried or more confident:

You have my assurance that it won’t happen again.

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The manager gave me his personal assurance that the goods would be delivered today.

▪ guarantee a very definite promise that something will happen. A guarantee is also a formal written promise by a company to repair or replace a product free if it has a fault within a fixed period of time.:

With any diet, there’s no guarantee of success.

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I’m afraid I can’t give you a 100% guarantee.

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Is the camera still under guarantee (=within the period during which it can be repaired or replaced free) ?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.