It's been a struggle to balance my professional and family 'commitments'. [=to do both what I have promised to do for my job and what I have promised to do for my family]
I can't coach my daughter's basketball team. I have too many 'commitments' already. [=I have too many things that I have promised to do]
Opening your own business requires a significant 'financial commitment'. [=it requires you to spend a lot of money over a long time]
(..) - Okay. Here's your contract. Sign it and I will be out of here. Okay. A whole year? Why do I get the feeling this is the first real commitment you've ever made? It's not. T-Mobile, two years. And, fuck, do I regret that one. Do me a favor. Don't quit or get fired before the year's up, (..)2011 Friends with Benefits