financial commitment
noun
: an obligation to spend a lot of money over a long time
Opening your own business requires a significant financial commitment.
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The Twins had been engaged in trying to bring him back the whole time, though were not willing to offer the same financial commitment as the other two teams.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
Pitching for just $770,000 this season, only $10,000 over the MLB minimum, Sears would represent a minimal financial commitment for Boston.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The Browns still have a huge financial commitment to Watson, who counts for just less than $36 million on the team’s 2025 salary cap and is scheduled to count for just more than $80 million in 2026.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 July 2025
The Broken Branches Fund will be administered in partnership with Music Health Alliance (MHA) and will be kicked off with a multi-year financial commitment to provide mental health resources to the creative and touring communities.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
Pitching for just $770,000 this season, only $10,000 over the MLB minimum, Sears would represent a minimal financial commitment for Boston.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The Browns still have a huge financial commitment to Watson, who counts for just less than $36 million on the team’s 2025 salary cap and is scheduled to count for just more than $80 million in 2026.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 July 2025
The Broken Branches Fund will be administered in partnership with Music Health Alliance (MHA) and will be kicked off with a multi-year financial commitment to provide mental health resources to the creative and touring communities.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for financial commitment
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“Financial commitment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20commitment. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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