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en•gage•ment



Pronunciation: (en-gāj'munt), [key]
—n.
1. the act of engaging or the state of being engaged.
2. an appointment or arrangement: a business engagement.
3. betrothal: They announced their engagement.
4. a pledge; an obligation or agreement: All his time seems to be taken up with social engagements.
5. employment, or a period or post of employment, esp. in the performing arts: Her engagement at the nightclub will last five weeks.
6. an encounter, conflict, or battle: We have had two very costly engagements with the enemy this week alone.
7. Mech.the act or state of interlocking.
8. engagements, Com.financial obligations.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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