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engagement definition

en·gage·ment (en gāj′mənt, in-)

noun

  1. an engaging or being engaged; specif.,
    1. a promise; pledge
    2. a promise of marriage; betrothal
    3. an arrangement to go somewhere, do something, meet someone, etc.; appointment
    4. employment or period of employment, esp. in the performing arts
    5. a conflict; battle
    6. financial obligations; commitments
    7. state of being in gear
  2. something that engages

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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