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pledging

pledge
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [plej]
    • /plɛdʒ/
    • /pledʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plej]
    • /plɛdʒ/

Definitions of pledging word

  • noun pledging a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war. 1
  • noun pledging 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 pledging the state of being given or held as security: to put a thing in pledge. 1
  • noun pledging Law. the act of delivering goods, property, etc., to another for security. the resulting legal relationship. 1
  • noun pledging something given or regarded as a security. 1
  • noun pledging a person accepted for membership in a club, fraternity, or sorority, but not yet formally approved. 1
See all 18 definitions of pledging

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Origin of pledging

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 Pledging

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pledging 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for pledging

noun pledging

  • consortia — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
  • consortium — A consortium is a group of people or firms who have agreed to co-operate with each other.
  • marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
  • monogamy — marriage with only one person at a time. Compare bigamy, polygamy.
All 4 Synonyms of pledging

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Related words

  • pledge

    a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.

  • affiance

    to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth

  • bottomry

    a contract whereby the owner of a ship borrows money to enable the vessel to complete the voyage and pledges the ship as security for the loan

  • commitment

    Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.

  • pact of steel

    a military alliance concluded between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on May 22, 1939, committing each to assist the other in the event of war with another power and pledging that neither would seek a separate peace or armistice.

  • radiothon

    an on-the-air radio campaign, often lasting 24 hours or more, designed to raise money for a radio station, charity, the arts, etc., as from listeners phoning in and pledging specific donations, sometimes in exchange for gifts or premiums.
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