commitment

  • 21commitment*/*/ — [kəˈmɪtmənt] noun 1) [C/U] a promise to do something The Government will continue to honour its commitment to pensioners.[/ex] We ve made a commitment to help, and we will.[/ex] 2) [U] enthusiasm for something and a determination to work hard at… …

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  • 22commitment — noun 1) the pressure of his commitments Syn: responsibility, obligation, duty, tie, liability; task; engagement, arrangement 2) her commitment to her students Syn: dedication, devotion, allegiance …

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  • 23commitment — noun 1) the pressure of his commitments Syn: responsibility, obligation, duty, liability, engagement, tie 2) her commitment to her students Syn: dedication, devotion, allegiance, loyalty …

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  • 24commitment — com•mit•ment [[t]kəˈmɪt mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act of committing 2) the state of being committed 3) the act of committing, pledging, or engaging oneself 4) a pledge or promise: to make a commitment to pay bills on time[/ex] 5) engagement;… …

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  • 25commitment — noun Date: 1603 1. a. an act of committing to a charge or trust: as (1) a consignment to a penal or mental institution (2) an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee b. mittimus 2. a. an …

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  • 26commitment — Legal consignment, by certification, or voluntarily, of an individual to a mental hospital or institution. [L. com mitto, to deliver, consign] * * * com·mit·ment kə mit mənt n a consignment to a penal or mental institution * * * com·mit·ment… …

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  • 27commitment — In some philosophies of mind a commitment may be thought of as functioning slightly differently from a belief. One may be committed to a proposition in the sense of relying on it, or using it to structure explanation and prediction, but entirely… …

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  • 28Commitment — Com|mịt|ment 〈n. 15; Wirtsch.〉 1. Verpflichtung, Bekenntnis, bindende Vereinbarung 2. positive Identifikation eines Mitarbeiters mit dem Unternehmen, dem er angehört [engl.] * * * Com|mit|ment [kə mɪtmənt , kɔ mɪmɛnt ], das; s, s [engl.… …

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  • 29commitment — Synonyms and related words: abandon, activity, affair, agency, agentship, agreement, allegiance, altruism, ardency, ardor, assigned task, assignment, attempt, authority, authorization, bounden duty, brevet, burden, business, call of duty,… …

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  • 30Commitment —   A term used to describe whether or not a Credit Facility line represents an actual financial commitment extended by the bank to the customer …

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