Pledge

Verb

 * 1) To make a solemn promise (to do something).
 * 2) To deposit something as a security; to pawn.

Noun

 * 1) A solemn promise to do something.
 * 2) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but not yet formally approved.
 * 3) A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
 * 4) A drinking toast.

Adjectives for Pledge
sacred; temperance; tender; written; decided; solemn; terse; uncompromising; positive; eternal; uttered; indefinite; uncertain; reliable; unredeemed; noble.

Verbs for Pledge
accept—; administer—; contract—; enter into—; exact—; forfeit—; honor—; offer—; pawn—; redeem—; repudiate—; respect—; subscribe to—; undertake—; violate—; — assures; —binds; —commits; —guarantees; —secures; —ties; —warrants.

Adverbs for Pledge
solemnly; mutually; enthusiastically; sacredly; tenderly; uncompromisingly; eternally.

Synonyms for Pledge
promise; commitment

Derived terms
pledgeless

Thesaurus
Bible oath, Greek, accounts payable, accounts receivable, affiliate, agree, amount due, associate, assurance, assure, avouch, avouchment, avow, bad debts, bail, belonger, bib, bill, bills, bind, bond, booze, borrowing, bottomry, brother, card-carrier, card-carrying member, cardholder, charges, charter member, cheer, chip in, chits, clubber, clubman, clubwoman, collateral, commit, committeeman, comrade, confide, consign, contract, contribute, contribute to, conventioneer, conventioner, conventionist, countersign, covenant, debt, deposit, dip, donate to, drain the cup, drink, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, due, dues, dues-paying member, earnest, earnest money, engage, enlistee, enrollee, entrust, escrow, extrajudicial oath, faith, fellow, financial commitment, floating debt, fraternity man, funded debt, gage, gift, gift with, give to, go bail, guarantee, guaranty, guildsman, guzzle, handsel, health, hock, honorary member, hostage, hypothecate, imbibe, impignorate, indebtedness, indebtment, initiate, insider, ironclad oath, joiner, judicial oath, kick in, liability, life member, loyalty oath, mainprise, make a promise, make imperative, make incumbent, maturity, member, mortgage, national debt, oath, oath of allegiance, oath of office, obligate, obligation, oblige, official oath, one of us, outstanding debt, parole, pass, pawn, pignus, plight, pop, post, promise, public debt, pull, put in hock, put in pawn, put up, quaff, recognizance, replevin, replevy, require, saddle with, score, security, sip, sister, socius, solemn declaration, solemn oath, sorority girl, sorority woman, spout, stake, subscribe, suck, suck in, suckle, sup, surety, swear, sweeten the kitty, swig, swill, test oath, tie, tipple, toast, token, token payment, toss down, toss off, tribute, troth, uncollectibles, undertake, undertaking, underwrite, unfulfilled pledge, vadimonium, vadium, vouch, vouchsafe, vow, warrant, warranty, wash down, word, word of honor

Etymology
From plege from  plege from  plege (Modern  pleige:) from  plevium:, plebium: from  plebire: "to pledge", of  origin, from  *undefined: from  from. Akin to pflegan:,  plegan:,  pleon:. More at plight.

Verb

 * Arabic: تعهد
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 * Cantonese:
 * Mandarin: 發誓, 发誓
 * Finnish: ,
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 * Italian: promettere, impegnarsi
 * Japanese: 公約する
 * Latin: ,
 * Polish:
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 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: zaloga, zavet, zavjet, obećanje, prisega
 * Slovene: zapriseči, zavezati se, zaobljubiti se
 * Spanish:
 * Slovene: zapriseči, zavezati se, zaobljubiti se
 * Spanish:
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 * Czech: zastavit
 * Finnish:
 * French: mettre en gage
 * German:


 * Polish: złożyć zastaw
 * Russian: отдавать в залог, закладывать
 * Slovene: zastaviti

Noun

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 * Mandarin:, 誓詞, 誓词
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 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: 抵当 (ていとう, teitō)
 * Korean: 서약 (seoyak)
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: په‌یمان


 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian:
 * Slovene: zaprisega, zaobljuba
 * Spanish: juramento, promesa solemne
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: ప్రతిజ్ఞ (prathigna), ప్రతిన (prathina)


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Polish: depozyt, kaucja, zastaw


 * Portuguese: garantia
 * Russian:
 * Telugu: తనఖా (tanakhaa)


 * Dutch:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: maljapuhe


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