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engagement

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engagement /ɪnˈgeɪʤmənt/ noun
plural engagements
engagement
/ɪnˈgeɪʤmənt/
noun
plural engagements
Britannica Dictionary definition of ENGAGEMENT
[count] : an agreement to be married : the act of becoming engaged or the state of being engaged to be married
often used before another noun
[count]
: a promise to meet or be present at a particular place and time
: a job as a performer
: the act or state of being involved with something : involvement
[singular]
[noncount]
[noncount] formal : the act of hiring someone to do work or to perform a service
[noncount] : the act or result of moving a mechanism or part of a machine so that it fits into another part