pledge
4
4.9
- noun
- /plɛdʒ/
- Specialized
:
prenda
- A partial solution came in the form of a pledge and guarantor program.
Examples
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I'll take this as a pledge.
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A prominent example is the $10 million pledge by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP for a ten-year program offering law school preparation to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Academic text (2017) -
I gave her my staff and seal as a pledge, remember?
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Then you can leave me your staff and seal as a pledge.
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The mortgage or deed of trust represents the borrower's pledge of property to secure the payment of the note.
Blog text (21) -
And donor countries have foreclosed on their pledges to support global health.
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If the gift pleased, and unless the recipient was a true miser, the messengers themselves could count on handsome rewards, a pledge for the return gift to be made.
Academic text (2001) -
We left the usual pledge—a vital piece each of our entry-exit ribbons, issued by the Royal Kronarchery.
Fiction book (2002) -
The organization received a generous pledge of $1 million to support its charitable work.
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He made a pledge to donate a portion of his salary to environmental conservation.
Synonyms
235
3.3
Money paid in advance to hold or secure something
88
4.6
Property given to a lender as a guarantee for a loan
47
7.5
Property you promise to the lender if you cannot repay a loan
15
3.4
Money paid in advance to a landlord or company as a promise you will keep the agreement
3
7.8
Money given to show you will complete a deal
Compounds
A person who answers calls and records donations people promise to give during a fundraiser
How Secured
- Specialized
62
5.3
- Formal
169
3.5
- Formal
3
9.3
- Specialized
4
4.9
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pledge comes from an old French word plege meaning 'something given as security', like an item held until a debt is paid. So a pledge can mean the thing you leave as a guarantee for a loan.