commitment

I'm always confused about the word "commitment". Could you tell me the meaning of "commitment" in each of the following sentences?

1. Even if an impulse gift is fairly large, it will rarely reflect what the donor could really afford and it is generally based on little knowledge or to the organization. (Does it mean "loyalty" here?)
2. Some habitual donors have a bigger to the organization than their gift reflects and have the capacity to make a bigger gift.
(Does it mean "affection" or "attachment"?)
3. A gift from a person’s estate is in some ways the most thoughtful gift of all and usually reflects a deep and to an organization.

I read this in "Fundrasing for Social Change", written by Kim Klein.

Thanks!

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From the Word Reference Dictionary: "a strong or firm belief shown by one's actions; loyalty: a lifetime of commitment to the poor."
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A commitment is more than liking or favoring; there is an idea of permanence. A classic example is a wedding ceremony, in which two people announce a lifelong commitment to each other. In the case of donation to a charity or other organization, it indicates that the giver feels that the activity of the group is extremely important. That's why a gift from a person's estate (an estate, in this context, means money and other valuable possessions left after a person dies) means that the person had a deep commitment to the organization and its work.

Thank you! I think now I can understand what the author is trying to convey through this word!

can we say that the word "commitment" generally has sense of the words related to domain of Law?
I mean 'commitment" without considering its context of use.

verjal80 said:

can we say that the word "commitment" generally has sense of the words related to domain of Law?
I mean 'commitment" without considering its context of use.

No