engagement vs commitment

commitment vs engagement

engagement and commitment both are nouns.

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

As nouns, commitment is a hyponym of engagement; that is, commitment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than engagement:

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

Other hyponyms of engagement include intercession, intervention, group participation.

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

Difference between engagement and commitment

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