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
part company (with someone)
to leave someone, to depart from someone
The two business partners decided to part company and begin their own businesses.