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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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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:to commit to or enter into sg
English translation:1) to pledge / promise to do something or 2)to participate in something
Entered by: Jenni Lukac
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18:35 Jul 31, 2009
English to English translations [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
Hungary
Local time: 21:43
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.
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Jenni Lukac
Local time: 21:43
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Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +81) to pledge / promise to do something or 2)to participate in somethng
Jenni Lukac
4 +1to legally bind (their employer), or take part in
B D Finch
4undertake to or engage in
Mwananchi


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
undertake to or engage in


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

Mwananchi
Kenya
Local time: 22:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwahiliSwahili
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
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.

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 21:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Polangmar: to pledge/promise to do something
21 mins
  -> Thanks Polangmar

agree  Jack Doughty
38 mins
  -> Thanks Jack

agree  · george ·
54 mins
  -> Thanks solarstone

agree  Jeanette Phillips
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Jeanette

agree  Tony M
4 hrs
  -> Good morning and thanks Toni

agree  Phong Le
15 hrs
  -> Hello Phong! Thanks and greetings

agree  Demi Ebrite
1 day2 hrs
  -> Hi Demi. Thanks

agree  Iosif JUHASZ
2 days12 hrs
  -> Good morning and thanks Iosif
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 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: 21:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  saber fathi: To subcontract to a third party.
1 day11 hrs
  -> Thanks MR S. However, it is not necessarily anything at all to do with subcontracting.
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Changes made by editors
Aug 12, 2009 - Changes made by Jenni Lukac:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Jul 31, 2009 - Changes made by Katalin Szilárd:
Language pairEnglish to Hungarian => English


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