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Verb: pledge plej- Promise solemnly and formally
"I pledge that I will honour my wife"
- plight - Pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
"I pledged $10 a month to my favourite radio station"
- subscribe - Propose a toast to
- toast, drink, salute, wassail [archaic] - Give as a guarantee
"I pledge my honour" - Bind or secure by a pledge
"I was pledged to silence"
Noun: pledge plej- A deposit of personal property as security for a debt
"his saxophone was in pledge" - Someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- A drink in honour of or to the health of a person or event
- toast - A binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
"signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
- assurance
Derived forms: pledged, pledging, pledges See also: pledger Type of: assure, bind, charge, commitment, consign, dedication, donate, drink, fellow member, fete, fête, hold, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], member, obligate, oblige, promise, reward, security interest Encyclopedia: Pledge |