precommitment

noun

pre·​com·​mit·​ment ˌprē-kə-ˈmit-mənt How to pronounce precommitment (audio)
variants or pre-commitment
plural precommitments or pre-commitments
: a commitment (such as a commitment to do or provide something) made in advance
… intends to raise approximately … 15 million [euros] through a public rights offering, of which … 10 million has already been secured via precommitments from certain existing shareholders and new investors.Key Pharma News

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Academics who study the messy interplay between psychology and personal finance have landed on a simple strategy that can help prevent a return to freer-spending ways: precommitment. Star Tribune, 23 Jan. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of precommitment was in 1855

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“Precommitment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precommitment. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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