uncommitted

uncommitted
[[t]ʌ̱nkəmɪ̱tɪd[/t]]
1) ADJ If you are uncommitted, you have not yet decided to support a particular idea, belief, group, or person, or you are unwilling to show your support.

The allegiance of uncommitted voters will be crucial...

I was still uncommitted to the venture when we reached Kanpur.

Ant:
committed
N-PLURAL: the N
The uncommitted are people who are uncommitted.

It was the uncommitted that Labour needed to reach.

2) ADJ If resources are uncommitted, it has not yet been decided what to use them for.

...uncommitted gas reserves.

...₤32.3m of uncommitted loans.


English dictionary. 2008.

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