commitment
121Ontological commitment — In the philosophy of language and metaphysics, an ontological commitment is said to be necessary in order to make a proposition in which the existence of one thing is presupposed or implied by asserting the existence of another. We are… …
122Tunis Commitment — The Tunis Commitment was a consensus statement of the World Summit on the Information Society, adopted on November 18, 2005 in Tunis, Tunisia.ee also*Tunis Agenda for the Information SocietyExternal links*… …
123debt commitment letter — USA See commitment letter. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
124Equity Commitment Note - ECN — A type of mandatory convertible bond issued by a bank or other lending institution that qualifies as regulated capital. A equity commitment note is redeemed when the sale or issue of securities is made at a future date by the issuing bank or… …
125Forward Commitment — 1. A contract pertaining to the future sale or purchase of a security. Price and date are specified in the contract. 2. A formal promise to make a loan sometime in the future. It typically refers to a mortgage backed security where the funds are… …
126capital commitment — UK US noun [C or U] ► STOCK MARKET the shares that a financial organization has for sale at a particular time ► ACCOUNTING an amount of money that a company plans to spend over a period of time on such things as buildings, equipment, etc.:… …
127civil commitment — n: court ordered institutionalization of a person suffering from mental illness, alcoholism, or drug addiction usu. upon a finding that the person is dangerous to himself or herself or to others Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
128firm commitment — 1) An undertaking by a bank to lend up to a maximum sum over a period at a specified rate; a commitment fee usually has to be paid by the borrower, which is not returned if the loan is not taken up. 2) In the USA, an agreement in which an… …
