to commit to or enter into sg

English translation: 1) to pledge / promise to do something or 2)to participate in something

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English term or phrase:	to commit to or enter into sg
Selected answer:	1) to pledge / promise to do something or 2)to participate in something
Entered by:	Jenni Lukac (X)

18:35 Jul 31, 2009

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / 3rd-party agreements

English term or phrase: to commit to or enter into sg

"No employee may commit to or enter into final negotiations regarding any agreement with an Identified Third Party without completing the due diligence review process."

(The term was posted in English to Hungarian first, but we could not make out the exact interpretation of "commit to". http://www.proz.com/kudoz/3382709)

Gabor Kun KudoZ activity Questions: 270 (3 open) (1 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 288 Hungary
Local time: 19:25

1) to pledge / promise to do something or 2)to participate in somethng

Explanation:
To commit oneself is to promise to do something or make a pledge to do it. To enter into something (business, scheme, plan, activity, etc., is to participate in something; to begin to do it (usually with others).

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Note added at 17 mins (2009-07-31 18:53:26 GMT)
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Sorry, typo in the final "something" of the translation.

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Note added at 48 mins (2009-07-31 19:23:41 GMT)
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When I received Polangmar's message, I realized that I should have noted that "2)" referred to another way to say "enter in to", not another phrasing of "to commit" - just in case it wasn't clear.

Selected response from:

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 19:25

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Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +8

1) to pledge / promise to do something or 2)to participate in somethng

Jenni Lukac (X)

4 +1

to legally bind (their employer), or take part in

B D Finch

undertake to or engage in

Mwananchi

Answers

34 mins confidence:

undertake to or engage in

Explanation:
To be begin to perform or set about entering into final negotiations ...

Mwananchi
Kenya
Local time: 20:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Swahili

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

1) to pledge / promise to do something or 2)to participate in somethng

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you!

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to legally bind (their employer), or take part in

Explanation:
To say or do anything binding (upon their employer), or take part in, (even if only taking the first steps or writing a letter that initiates), the final negotiating process.

Sorry about all the brackets.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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