definition of
engagement

[1] #1 engagement n. [battle, conflict, fight] a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement". wn

[2] #2 engagement n. [date, appointment] a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date". wn

[3] #3 engagement n. [betrothal, troth] a mutual promise to marry. wn

[4] #4 engagement n. [employment] the act of giving someone a job. wn

[5] #5 engagement n. [booking] employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer". wn