engagement

[ en-geyj-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of engaging or the state of being engaged; involvement: The website failed because of weak visitor engagement.

   Voter engagement and turnout were high.

   The website failed because of weak visitor engagement.

2. an appointment or arrangement:

   a business engagement.

3. betrothal:

   They announced their engagement.

4. a pledge; an obligation or agreement:

   All his time seems to be taken up with social engagements.

   Synonyms: promise, contract

5. employment, or a period or post of employment, especially in the performing arts:

   Her engagement at the nightclub will last five weeks.

6. an encounter, conflict, or battle:

   We have had two very costly engagements with the enemy this week alone.

7. Mechanics. the act or state of interlocking.
8. engagements, Commerce. financial obligations.

engagement

/ ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt /

noun

1. a pledge of marriage; betrothal
2. an appointment or arrangement, esp for business or social purposes
3. the act of engaging or condition of being engaged
4. a promise, obligation, or other condition that binds
5. a period of employment, esp a limited period
6. an action; battle
7. plural financial obligations

Other Words From

• nonen·gagement noun
• reen·gagement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of engagement¹

First recorded in 1615–25; engage + -ment

Example Sentences

Gray told MSPs he discussed a range of issues at the Hampden matches, including pyrotechnics, business engagement in sport and the SPFL’s work to support community wellbeing.

From BBC

And because the world, and one’s continued engagement with it, is a repeated litany of small erosions, it is through the practice of beauty that we learn to survive, to soar even.

From Los Angeles Times

When asked by an analyst about Spotify’s scale, reach and engagement being smaller than YouTube’s, Spotify Chief Executive Daniel Ek said on an earnings call on Tuesday that “people make it out to be the winner-takes-all dynamic in that there’s only one player that can solve all of it,” but what creators want is to be on multiple platforms.

From Los Angeles Times

The government wants a regulator to be able to "improve the resilience of club finances, tackle rogue owners and directors and strengthen fan engagement".

From BBC

“We have some of the strongest tenant protections,” Whitney Hu, civic engagement and research director at Churches United for Fair Housing, told Salon.

From Salon

Related Words

• appointment
• arrangement
• commitment
• gig