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pledge

(pl/E//dZ/ )

a deposit of personal property as security for a debt(noun.possession)

Example:
His saxophone was in pledge.

source: wordnet30
someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event(noun.food)

Synonym:
toast

source: wordnet30
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something(noun.communication)

Example:
Signed a pledge never to reveal the secret.

Synonym:
assurance

source: wordnet30
The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so delivered or deposited; something put in pawn.(noun)

source: webster1913

promise solemnly and formally(verb.communication)

Example:
I pledge that I will honor my wife.

Synonym:
plight

source: wordnet30
pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals(verb.possession)

Example:
I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station.

Synonym:
subscribe

source: wordnet30
propose a toast to(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
drink, salute, toast, wassail

source: wordnet30
give as a guarantee(verb.communication)

Example:
I pledge my honor.

source: wordnet30
bind or secure by a pledge(verb.communication)

Example:
I was pledged to silence.

source: wordnet30
To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch.(verb)

source: webster1913

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