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How to pronounce commitment in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dedication
Type of message, content, substance, subject matter
Has types affirmation, assurance, oath, pledge, promise, swearing
Type Words
Synonyms committedness
Type of serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity, earnestness
Has types investment


a man of energy and commitment.
Type Words
Synonyms committal, consignment
Type of confinement
Derivation commit
Type Words
Synonyms allegiance, dedication, loyalty
Type of cooperation
Has types enlistment, devotion, consecration, communalism, faith
Derivation commit


his long commitment to public service.
Type Words
Type of engagement, involution, involvement, participation
Has types incurrence
Derivation commit


his business commitments took him to London.

Examples of commitment

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I think the best thing Colorado has done is make a real commitment to improving.
From the denverpost.com
The problem could have been bad marketing or lack of commitment by the district.
From the tennessean.com
Pierson's commitment gives the Jayhawks 23 overall in Turner Gill's first class.
From the kansas.com
Adding games would contradict the league's supposed commitment to player safety.
From the time.com
Nawzad is Kurdish, but knows his commitment to his teammates crosses boundaries.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Then Young switched his commitment to Nebraska in November of his senior season.
From the kansas.com
Make sure you know exactly where you stand before making a financial commitment.
From the suntimes.com
Unfortunately, I have a previous commitment to scrape the grout in the bathroom.
From the sfgate.com
The board of NYSE Euronext affirmed its commitment to Deutsche Boerse yesterday.
From the bloomberg.com
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  • Committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"
  • The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
  • An engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"
  • A message that makes a pledge
  • The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
  • Commitment is the fourth album by Lucky Boys Confusion, released on October 21, 2003. It is their second album released on a major label.
  • "Commitment" is a song by LeAnn Rimes, release as the lead single from her album Sittin' on Top of the World. The song placed at #4 on the US country charts, #38 in the UK, and # 59 in Australia. It was later featured on Rimes' Greatest Hits and its international version, The Best of LeAnn Rimes.
  • Commitments is a drama film released in 2001 on television by BET. The movie stars Allen Payne and Victoria Dillard. The movie focuses on the relationship that grows between Fox Giovanni (Dillard) and Van Compton (Payne).
  • (The Commitments) The Commitments (1987) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, and is the first episode in The Barrytown Trilogy. It is a tale about a group of unemployed young people in the north side of Dublin, Ireland, who start a soul band.