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engagement

engagement - noun

  1. A commitment, as for a performance by an entertainer: booking. Slang gig. See performing arts.
  2. The act or condition of being pledged to marry: betrothal, espousal, troth. See marriage.
  3. A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing: assurance, covenant, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight, promise, solemn word, vow, warrant, word, word of honor. See obligation.
  4. A commitment to appear at a certain time and place: appointment, assignation, date, rendezvous, tryst. See agree.
  5. The act of employing for wages: employment, hire. See get. work.
  6. A hostile encounter between opposing military forces: action, battle, combat. See conflict.