commitment

noun

1. 1

   the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

2. 2

   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

3. 3

   an engagement by contract involving financial obligation

   his business commitments took him to London

4. 4

   the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose

   a man of energy and commitment

5. 5

   a message that makes a pledge