Definitions of Pledge [ɛdʒ]

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Definition of 'Pledge'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) pledge
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something:
a pledge of aid.

2.  pledge
something delivered as security for the payment of a debt or fulfillment of a promise.

3.  pledge
the state of being given or held as security.

4.  pledge
Law.

5.  pledge
the act of delivering goods, property, etc., to another for security.

6.  pledge
the resulting legal relationship.

7.  pledge
something given or regarded as an earnest or token, as of friendship or love.

8.  pledge
a person accepted for membership in a club, fraternity, or sorority, but not yet formally approved or initiated.

9.  pledge
an assurance of support or goodwill conveyed by drinking a person's health; toast.

10. (v.t.) pledge
to bind by or as if by a pledge:
to pledge hearers to secrecy.

11.  pledge
to promise solemnly:
to pledge support.

12.  pledge
to give or deposit as a pledge; pawn.

13.  pledge
to stake, as one's honor.

14.  pledge
to secure by a pledge; give a pledge for.

15.  pledge
to accept as a pledge for club, fraternity, or sorority membership.

16.  pledge
to drink a toast to.

17. (v.i.) pledge
to make or give a pledge.

Definition of 'Pledge'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pledge
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
"his saxophone was in pledge"

2. (noun) pledge
someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group

3. (noun) pledge, toast
a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event

4. (verb) assurance, pledge
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
"an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"

5. (verb) pledge, plight
promise solemnly and formally
"I pledge that I will honor my wife"

6. (verb) pledge, subscribe
pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
"I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"

7. (verb) toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail
propose a toast to
"Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"

8. (verb) pledge
give as a guarantee
"I pledge my honor"

9. (verb) pledge
bind or secure by a pledge
"I was pledged to silence"

Definition of 'Pledge'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Pledge
the transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so delivered or deposited; something put in pawn

2. (noun) Pledge
a person who undertook, or became responsible, for another; a bail; a surety; a hostage

3. (noun) Pledge
a hypothecation without transfer of possession

4. (noun) Pledge
anything given or considered as a security for the performance of an act; a guarantee; as, mutual interest is the best pledge for the performance of treaties

5. (noun) Pledge
a promise or agreement by which one binds one's self to do, or to refrain from doing, something; especially, a solemn promise in writing to refrain from using intoxicating liquors or the like; as, to sign the pledge; the mayor had made no pledges

6. (noun) Pledge
a sentiment to which assent is given by drinking one's health; a toast; a health

7. (noun) Pledge
to deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch

8. (noun) Pledge
to give or pass as a security; to guarantee; to engage; to plight; as, to pledge one's word and honor

9. (noun) Pledge
to secure performance of, as by a pledge

10. (noun) Pledge
to bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage solemnly; as, to pledge one's self

11. (noun) Pledge
to invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first, and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will; hence, to drink the health of; to toast

Translation of 'Pledge'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a promise He gave me his pledge.
Afrikaans: belofte	Arabic: تَعَهُّد، وَعْد	Bulgarian: обещание
Brazilian: promessa	Czech: slib	German: das Versprechen
Danish: løfte	Greek: υπόσχεση	Spanish: promesa
Estonian: tõotus	Farsi: قول	Finnish: lupaus
French: promesse, parole	Hebrew: הַבטָחָה	Hindi: प्रतिज्ञा
Croatian: svečano obečanje	Hungarian: biztosíték	Indonesian: janji
Icelandic: loforð, heit	Italian: promessa	Japanese: 誓い
Korean: 맹세	Lithuanian: pažadas	Latvian: solījums
Malay: jaminan	Dutch: plechtige belofte	Norwegian: løfte
Polish: obietnica	Persian: قول	Pashto: ژمنه
Portuguese: promessa	Romanian: promisiune, cuvânt	Russian: обещание
Slovak: sľub	Slovenian: obljuba	Serbian: obećanje
Swedish: [högtidligt] löfte, utfäs	Thai: สัญญา	Turkish: söz
Taiwanese: 誓言	Ukrainian: обітниця; обіцянка	Urdu: وعدہ
Vietnamese: lời hứa	Chinese: 誓言
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