Financial Definition of Commission House
Meaning of Commission House
A firm which buys and sells future contracts for customer accounts. Related: futures commission merchant, omnibus account.
Synonyms of Commitment
(Confinement), noun
- committal
- confining
- constraint
- detention
- durance
- handing over into custody
- holding in constraint
- holding in restraint
- immuring
- impoundment
- imprisonment
- incarcerating
- incarceration
- interning
- internment
- jailing
- legal confinement
- legal constraint
- locking up
- mittimus
- placing in confinement
- putting in custody
- remanding to custody
- remitting to custody
- restraint
- restriction
- sending to jail
- sentencing
- Associated Concepts: commitment to an institution
- commitment to jail
(Responsibility), noun
- accountability
- accountableness
- agreement
- allegiance
- assignment
- assurance
- burden
- call of duty
- charge
- conscience
- contract
- covenant
- devoir
- duty
- engagement
- faithfulness
- incumbency
- mission
- obligation
- onus
- pledge
- promise
- sense of duty
- solemn declaration
- trust
- undertaking
- vow
- warrant
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Concept of Commitment in the context of Real Property
Alternatives definitions of Commitment: (1) Title insurance term for the preliminary report issued before the actual policy. Said report shows the condition of title and the steps necessary to complete the transfer of title as contemplated by the buyer and seller. (2) A written promise to make or insure a loan for a specified amount and on specified terms.
Concept of Commitment in the context of Real Property
Alternatives definitions of Commitment: (1) Title insurance term for the preliminary report issued before the actual policy. Said report shows the condition of title and the steps necessary to complete the transfer of title as contemplated by the buyer and seller. (2) A written promise to make or insure a loan for a specified amount and on specified terms.
Definition of Commitment
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Commitment: The degree to which an individual pursues conventional goals. In Travis Hirschi’s work, aspects of the ‘social bond’.
Commitment: Resources
Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Commitment. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
Meaning of Commitment in Spanish
Description/ translation of commitment into Spanish: (in the law of the United States/ en el derecho de los Estados Unidos) orden de ingreso en prisión[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where commitment belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
Notes and References
- Translation of Commitment published by Antonio Peñaranda
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Commitment in Global Commerce Policy
In this regard, commitment is: a legally binding undertaking specific to a country under one of the agreements administered by the WTO. The entries on trade policy are here. Examples of commitments are tariff bindings and inscriptions in the schedules of commitments on services. Such commitments usually stem from negotiations between two or more parties and are then made available in a non-discriminatory way to all parties of the agreement concerned. See also additional commitments.[1]
Commitmentin the wold Encyclopedia
For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.
Resources
Notes and References
- Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Commitment” entry (OAS)
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