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Word: pledge (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A drinking toast.
  • A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but not yet formally approved.
  • A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
  • A solemn promise to do something.
  • ''(the pledge):'' A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.

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Verb:

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

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