the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action | the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit |
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) | the act of putting on robes or vestments |
an engagement by contract involving financial obligation | the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank |
the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism |
a message that makes a pledge | the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result |
| money that is invested with an expectation of profit |