See Also: pledge 1, noun(dictionary)
Pledge(medicine)
pledge(1)(dictionary)
Pledge(law)
Pledge(money)
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PLEDGE, contracts(law)
DEAD-PLEDGE(law)
pledge 2, verb(dictionary)

pledge 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?promise?
2 ?money?
3 ?something valuable?
4 ?us colleges?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: plege, from Late Latin plebium, from plebere 'to pledge']
?PROMISE?
formal a serious promise or agreement, especially one made publicly or officially
pledge of
::a pledge of support for the plan
pledge to do sth
::the government's pledge to make no deals with terrorists
make/take/give a pledge
::Parents make a pledge to take their children to rehearsals.
keep/fulfil/honour a pledge
::Eisenhower fulfilled his election pledge to end the war in Korea.
?MONEY?
a promise to give money to an organization
::Donors have made pledges totaling nearly $4 million.
pledge of
::a pledge of $200 to the public TV station
?SOMETHING VALUABLE?
something valuable that you leave with someone else as proof that you will do what you have agreed to do
?US COLLEGES?
someone who has promised to become a member of a fraternity or sorority at an American university