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commitments

com·mit·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-mit-muh nt]
    • /kəˈmɪt mənt/
    • /kəˈmɪt.mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-mit-muh nt]
    • /kəˈmɪt mənt/

Definitions of commitments word

  • noun commitments the act of committing. 1
  • noun commitments the state of being committed. 1
  • noun commitments the act of committing, pledging, or engaging oneself. 1
  • noun commitments a pledge or promise; obligation: We have made a commitment to pay our bills on time. 1
  • noun commitments engagement; involvement: They have a sincere commitment to religion. 1
  • noun commitments perpetration or commission, as of a crime. 1

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Origin of commitments

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; commit + -ment

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Commitments

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

commitments popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

commitments usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for commitments

noun commitments

  • assurances — Plural form of assurance.
  • binders — a person or thing that binds.
  • words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
  • needs — of necessity; necessarily (usually preceded or followed by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be.
  • responsibilities — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.

Top questions with commitments

  • the commitments cast where are they now?
  • what happened to the commitments?
  • who wrote the commitments?
  • what year was the commitments made?
  • what does monthly credit commitments mean?
  • what are commitments?
  • when was the commitments made?
  • who are the commitments?
  • the commitments where are they now?

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