Commitments meaning : The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially: Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially: Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons. The trait of sincerity and focused purpose. Perpetration as in a crime or mistake. State of being pledged or engaged. The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.