commitment

Noun

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

• a message that makes a pledge

• an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
  • his business commitments took him to London
    

• 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
    

• the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
  • a man of energy and commitment
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  committal , consignment , dedication , allegiance , loyalty , committedness