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]
(..) who, in four years, never made a deal, no matter what they offered him... you're telling me that now that he's free... and we're making good on our commitment to him... he's just gonna decide, out of the fucking blue... to rip us off? Why don't you tell me what really happened. (..)1992 Reservoir Dogs