ENGAGEMENT

n. 1 appointment, meeting, date, rendezvous, arrangement, commitment I'm sorry, I have a previous engagement 2 betrothal Their engagement was announced in all the papers 3 agreement, bargain, obligation, promise, pledge, covenant, contract The company undertook an engagement to provide the steel 4 job, position, post, commission, booking; employment, work; Colloq spot, Slang (of a musician) gig He has an engagement with the newspaper 5 fight, battle, conflict, encounter, combat The naval engagement lasted three days and nights