n.
1.the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
2.the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
3.an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
4.a message that makes a pledge
5.the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
Idiom of the Day
turn down (someone or something) or turn (someone or something) down
to refuse to accept someone or something, to reject someone or something
The union turned down the offer of more money from the company.