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to pre-commit

7.4

To agree in advance to give money, time, or help

verb
/priː kəˈmɪt/

: precomprometer

By asking members to pre-commit to the event, organizers ensured a higher attendance rate.

Examples

The company decided to pre-commit resources to the new initiative before the official launch.
Some investors prefer to pre-commit their funds to secure early access to promising projects.
We should pre-commit to the project before the deadline.
I pre-commit my budget for the upcoming event.
The company decided to pre-commit resources to the new initiative before the official launch.
By asking members to pre-commit to the event, organizers ensured a higher attendance rate.
Some investors prefer to pre-commit their funds to secure early access to promising projects.

Synonyms

to promise

vsto pre-commit

∞ 1.0

To say you will do something for sure

is an early act of putting resources or plans ahead of time

to commit

vsto pre-commit

706 3.4

To give time, money, or effort to something

is specifically done in advance of a later event or decision

to preassign

vsto pre-commit

1 5.8

To give people tasks or seats before they are needed

is about making firm decisions to use people or resources before a future event

to tie one's future to

vsto pre-commit

6.3

Make your future depend on a single person, plan or choice

is an early pledge made before a future event or decision

Surface Forms

pre-commit infinitive

pre-committed past

pre-committed past participle

pre-committing present participle

pre-commits third person singular

Morphology

pre-commit = commit (transparent) = pre + commit

The prefix 'pre-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'in advance' to the verb 'commit'.

Etymology

Pre-commit combines pre- 'before' and commit 'to promise' or 'to agree', so to pre-commit is to promise or agree to something in advance, like saying you will take part or give resources before the final decision.