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engagement
The definition of an engagement is an appointment, a promise to marry someone or a period of employment.
(noun)- An example of an engagement is a holiday party.
- An example of an engagement is a woman accepting a man's offer of marriage.
- An example of an engagement is a one year contract with a cruise ship.
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See engagement in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- an engaging or being engaged; specif.,
- a promise; pledge
- a promise of marriage; betrothal
- an arrangement to go somewhere, do something, meet someone, etc.; appointment
- employment or period of employment, esp. in the performing arts
- a conflict; battle
- financial obligations; commitments
- state of being in gear
- something that engages
See engagement in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The act of engaging or the state of being engaged.
- Betrothal.
- Something that serves to engage; a pledge.
- A promise or agreement to be at a particular place at a particular time.
- a. Employment, especially for a specified time.b. A specific, often limited, period of employment.
- A hostile encounter; a battle.
- The condition of being in gear.
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