commitment vs engagement

engagement vs commitment

commitment and engagement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
commitment	Yes	No	No	No
engagement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, engagement is a hypernym of commitment; that is, engagement is a word with a broader meaning than commitment:

commitment: an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
engagement: the act of sharing in the activities of a group

Other hypernyms of commitment include involution, involvement, participation.

commitment (noun)	engagement (noun)
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action	the act of sharing in the activities of a group
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)	a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
an engagement by contract involving financial obligation	the act of giving someone a job
the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose	employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
a message that makes a pledge	a mutual promise to marry
	contact by fitting together
	a meeting arranged in advance

Difference between commitment and engagement

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