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Pledge
plɛdʒ
- a solemn promise or undertaking
"the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution"
promise undertaking vow word word of honour commitment assurance oath covenant bond agreement guarantee warrant- a promise of a donation to charity
"appeals for emergency relief met with pledges totalling £250,000,000"
- a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol
"she persuaded Arthur to take the pledge"
- a thing that is given as security for the fulfilment of a contract or the payment of a debt and is liable to forfeiture in the event of failure
"he had given the object as a pledge to a creditor"
- a thing given as a token of love, favour, or loyalty
"I have no intention of giving you anything that could be held against me as a pledge"
- the drinking of a person's health; a toast
- commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise
"the government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems"
- formally declare or promise that something is or will be the case
"the Prime Minister pledged that there would be no increase in VAT"
- solemnly undertake to do something
"they pledged to continue the campaign for funding"
- undertake formally to give
"Japan pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid"
- give as security on a loan
"the creditor to whom the land is pledged"
- drink to the health of
"in his hand a sculptured goblet, as he pledged the merchant kings"