The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - engagementn.

1) appointment, meeting, date, rendezvous, arrangement, commitment: I'm sorry, I have a previous engagement. 2) betrothal: Their engagement was announced in all the papers. 3) agreement, bargain, obligation, promise, pledge, covenant, contract: The company undertook an engagement to provide the steel. 4) job, position, post, commission, booking; employment, work; Colloq spot, Slang (of a musician) gig: He has an engagement with the newspaper. 5) fight, battle, conflict, encounter, combat: The naval engagement lasted three days and nights.