commitments

noun

plural of commitment
as in obligations
something one must do because of prior agreement they made a commitment to pay the bill upon receipt of their order

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Recent Examples of commitments More than 70 companies have also signed on to contribute to employees’ children’s accounts, the White House said, following early commitments from firms like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026 Today, many more American women are choosing Lee Krasner’s lifestyle and her commitments; but to pioneer took a special kind of courage. — Barbara Rose, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026 Specialist neoclouds can offer more flexibility than the larger GPU clouds, which often require upfront payments and long-term commitments. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 Khan can also boast a string of new commitments from high-profile global tenants. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Sanchez called the fewest games of the three analysts last season, in part because of college baseball television commitments for ESPN and ACC Network. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Credibility, to them, meant more than simply honoring commitments. — Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 The international co-production is backed by broadcaster commitments from SVT (Sweden) and YLE (Finland), with UK and Colombian tax credits. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Its memorandum of understanding sets commitments around freedom of association, collective bargaining and living wages, while its country-level work can also involve manufacturers and other stakeholders. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commitments
  1. obligations
  2. responsibilities
  3. duties
  4. needs
Noun
  • The new rules would not restrict banks' ability to count housing tax credit investments toward their Community Reinvestment Act obligations, an administration official said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic doesn’t share much financial information with lenders and the exact level of its obligations struck some investors as unsettled.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of obligations
Noun
  • At Moontrail, creative direction, storytelling, emotional decisions and artistic judgment remain purely human responsibilities.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Technical capabilities are evolving quickly, but so are the human skills needed to work effectively alongside AI, adapt to changing workflows and take on new responsibilities.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of responsibilities
Noun
  • The service previously operated the EC-130Q for TACAMO duties from 1963 through 1993, according to Lockheed Martin.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Rome — Pope Leo XIV left hospital Saturday, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery in a swift return to his duties following the first health scare of his papacy.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • While many nations were already moving towards taking over their maternal and child health needs, lead times for orders can be a year or more, five former USAID officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment prohibit deliberate indifference to prisoners’ medical needs.
    — Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of needs

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“Commitments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commitments. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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