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 African governments and the African Union can help coordinate national commitments and regional collaboration. — Segun Fatumo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The analyst believes that Marvell's supply chain commitments give it a competitive edge over rivals as customers seek reliable partners for large-scale infrastructure buildouts. — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026 Orange County must also consider existing commitments and the long-term needs of the tourism infrastructure that generates these revenues. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 CoreWeave has certainly taken on a lot of debt and lease commitments. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 As businesses collect, share and use data in increasingly complex ways, both individual consumers and business clients need to know whether privacy commitments are backed by responsible practices. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 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 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
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 20 Oct. 2026.

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