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]
(..) It was a big accomplishment to get a drawing board. To get them to write a check at that time ... ... for a drafting table was a commitment they didn't want to make. And now we have this really wonderful facility. It's really a dream come true. This time, we go in with, to some extent ... (..)2001 The Matrix Revisited