pledge

  • 11Pledge — (engl., spr. pledsch), Pfand; Gelübde bei Aufnahme in einen Mäßigkeits (Temperenz ) Verein …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 12PLEDGE — The Concept In Jewish law, in addition to the personal right of action against the debtor, the creditor also has a right of lien on   the latter s property. This lien automatically comes into being when the debt is created and is termed aḥarayut… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 13pledge — ▪ I. pledge pledge 1 [pledʒ] noun [countable] 1. JOURNALISM a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something: • the President s pledge to make employment his priority 2. LAW …

    Financial and business terms

  • 14pledge — I n. 1) to make, take a pledge 2) to give smb. one s pledge 3) to honor, redeem one s pledge 4) a solemn pledge 5) a campaign pledge 6) a pledge to + inf. (she made a solemn pledge to contribute fifty pounds) 7) a pledge that + clause (he took a… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 15pledge — pledge1 [pledʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(promise)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(something valuable)¦ 4¦(us colleges)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plege, from Late Latin plebium, from plebere to pledge ] 1.) ¦(PROMISE)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16pledge — pledgeable, adj. pledger, n. pledgeless, adj. /plej/, n., v., pledged, pledging. n. 1. a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war. 2. something delivered as security for the… …

    Universalium

  • 17pledge — I UK [pledʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms pledge : present tense I/you/we/they pledge he/she/it pledges present participle pledging past tense pledged past participle pledged 1) a) mainly journalism to promise seriously and publicly to do… …

    English dictionary

  • 18Pledge — A pledge is an oath. It may also refer to: *a prospective member of a college fraternity or sorority * a toast during the act of drinking in honor of someone * a warrant or assurance, now used especially in fundraising for charitable purposes *… …

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  • 19pledge — pledge1 [ pledʒ ] verb ** 1. ) transitive MAINLY JOURNALISM to promise seriously and publicly to do something: PROMISE: pledge support: Britain, France, and Germany were among the countries pledging their support. pledge to do something: He has… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20pledge — 1 noun (C) 1 PROMISE formal a firm promise or agreement, especially one made publicly or officially: Industrial conflicts continued in spite of a no strike pledge by the unions. | a pledge to do sth: the government s pledge to make no deals with… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English