Definition of: commitment

(kə·mit′mənt) noun
1. The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safekeeping.
2. An act of engagement or pledging.
3. The act of doing; perpetration.
4. Law A warrant (mittimus) for imprisonment; also, the state of being committed or act of committing to prison.
5. The act of referring a bill to a legislative body.
6. Liability incurred through buying or selling stocks, bonds, etc., or by agreeing to buy or sell. Also com·mit′tal.