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Commitment and Required

noun

  • The trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose.
    • usage: "a man of energy and commitment"
  • The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action.
    • usage: "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
  • An engagement by contract involving financial obligation.
    • usage: "his business commitments took him to London"
  • A message that makes a pledge.
  • The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital. ).

Commitment is a promise by a lender to make a loan on specific terms or conditions to a borrower or builder. A promise by an investor to purchase mortgages from a lender with specific terms or conditions. An agreement, often in writing, between a lender and a borrower to loan money at a future date subject to the completion of paper work or compliance with stated conditions.

verb

  • Require as useful, just, or proper.
    • usage: "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
  • Consider obligatory; request and expect.
    • usage: "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
  • Make someone do something.
  • Have need of.
    • usage: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

adjective

  • Necessary for relief or supply.
    • usage: "provided them with all things needful"
  • Required by rule.
    • usage: "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"
(imp.&p.p.) of Require.