to pledge
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3.7
- verb
- /plɛdʒ/
:
comprometerse a donar
- In early June, donors gathered in Geneva, where they pledged more than $500 million for drought relief.
- pledged funds
- pledged $2 billion
- pledged $30 million
Examples
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Japan is the largest contributor, having pledged in excess of $1 billion to the program.
Academic text (1991) -
The creator sets a fundraising goal, and backers can pledge money to her project.
Academic text (2017) -
Which of you will pledge a hundred thousand?
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But you can also pledge cash, and it's very important.
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Five years on, he has pledged to continue the charitable work she started.
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Last year partygoers pledged over 2 million dollars to this museum.
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The life members of the Circle have given or pledged $50,000 in lifetime gifts.
Academic text (1990) -
Tang similarly pledged the full loyalty and support of the military to the new president.
Academic text (2002) -
In his first year, Pickering persuaded seventy-one individuals to pledge annual gifts totaling $5,000 per year for five years.
Academic text (1991) -
I pledge to donate five dollars each month to support the local animal shelter.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To say you will do something for sure
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3.4
A serious promise to do or not do something, often for religious reasons
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8.1
To make a formal written promise with another person or group
Antonyms
Compounds
A person who answers calls and records donations people promise to give during a fundraiser
How Committed
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pledge comes from an old French word plege meaning 'promise', and people used it for a promise to give support or money. So to pledge money is to promise to give a certain amount, often on a regular basis.