pledgeable

pledge

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plej]
- /plɛdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plej]
- /plɛdʒ/

Definitions of pledgeable word

noun pledgeable a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war. 1
noun pledgeable something delivered as security for the payment of a debt or fulfillment of a promise, and subject to forfeiture on failure to pay or fulfill the promise. 1
noun pledgeable the state of being given or held as security: to put a thing in pledge. 1
noun pledgeable Law. the act of delivering goods, property, etc., to another for security. the resulting legal relationship. 1
noun pledgeable something given or regarded as a security. 1
noun pledgeable a person accepted for membership in a club, fraternity, or sorority, but not yet formally approved. 1

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Origin of pledgeable

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English plege < Anglo-French < early Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, derivative of plebīre to pledge < Germanic; compare Old English plēon to risk, German pflegen to look after. See plight2

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Parts of speech for Pledgeable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pledgeable

pledgeable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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