Pledge - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event (syn: toast)
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something (syn: assurance)
verb
- give as a guarantee
Extra examples
He has promised to fulfill a campaign pledge to cut taxes.
To make a pledge or donation, please call the charity's office.
The company has made a pledge of over $3,000.
He left his car as a pledge that he would return with the money.
Her family pledged $100,000 toward the construction of a new school.
He called to pledge money to the charity.
Every morning, we pledge allegiance to the flag.
During his campaign, he pledged that he would not raise taxes.
The chefs are pledged to keep the restaurant's special recipe a secret.
He pledged his paintings as collateral for a loan.
I can't tell you about the story, I'm pledged to secrecy.
Parents make a pledge to take their children to rehearsals.
Eisenhower fulfilled his election pledge to end the war in Korea.
Donors have made pledges totaling nearly $4 million.
Moore pledged $100,000 to the orchestra at the fund-raising dinner.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: pledge
he/she/it: pledges
present participle: pledging
past tense: pledged
past participle: pledged
singular: pledge
plural: pledges
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