Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pledge
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Pledge
pledge
~1 n 1 »PROMISE« formal a firm promise or agreement, especially one made publicly or officially (Industrial conflicts continued in spite of a no-strike pledge by the unions. | a pledge to do sth) (the government's pledge to make no deals with terrorists | fulfil a pledge (=do what you promised)) (Eisenhower fulfilled his election pledge to end the war in Korea.) 2 sign/take the pledge old-fashioned to promise never to drink alcohol, for religious or moral reasons 3 a pledge of love/friendship etc a serious promise of love etc made by two people 4 »SOMETHING VALUABLE« something valuable that you leave with someone else as proof that you do what you have agreed to do, pay back what you owe etc (She borrowed - and left her gold bracelet as a pledge.) 5 »AT US COLLEGES« someone who has promised to become a member of a university fraternity or sorority in the US but must pass a test before they can join ~2 v 1 to make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something (pledge to do sth) (They have pledged to fight any changes to the abortion laws. | pledge that) (The UK government has pledged that the wishes of the minority community in Northern Ireland will be respected. | pledge support/loyalty/solidarity etc (=promise to give your support etc)) 2 to make someone give a firm promise (% of members were pledged in advance to vote for the labor program. | pledge yourself to sth) (The Republicans pledged themselves to a tough stand against crime.) 3 to leave something with someone as a pledge1 (4) 4 to promise to become a member of a university fraternity or sorority in the US
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(pledges, pledging, pledged) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When someone makes a pledge, they make a serious promise that they will do something. The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region. ...a ?1.1m pledge of support from the Spanish ministry of culture. = promise N-COUNT: usu N to-inf 2. When someone pledges to do something, they promise in a serious way to do it. When they pledge something, they promise to give it. Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity... Philip pledges support and offers to help in any way that he can... I pledge that by next year we will have the problem solved. VERB: V to-inf, V n, V that 3. If you pledge a sum of money to an organization or activity, you promise to pay that amount of money to it at a particular time or over a particular period. The French President is pledging $150 million in French aid next year... VERB: V n • Pledge is also a noun. ...a pledge of forty two million dollars a month. N-COUNT: oft N of n 4. If you pledge yourself to something, you commit yourself to following a particular course of action or to supporting a particular person, group, or idea. The President pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes... The treaties renounce the use of force and pledge the two countries to co-operation. = commit VERB: V pron-refl to-inf, V n to n 5. If you pledge something such as a valuable possession or a sum of money, you leave it with someone as a guarantee that you will repay money that you have borrowed. He asked her to pledge the house as security for a loan. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English plegge security, from Anglo-French plege, from Late Latin plebium, from *plebere to ~, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German pflegan to take care of — more at plight Date: 14th century 1. a. a bailment of a chattel as security for a debt or other obligation without involving transfer of title b. the chattel so delivered c. the contract incidental to such a bailment 2. a. the state of being held as a security or guaranty b. something given as security for the performance of an act 3. a token, sign, or earnest of something else 4. a gage of battle 5. toast 3 6. a. a binding promise or agreement to do or forbear b. (1) a promise to join a fraternity, sorority, or secret society (2) a person who has so promised II. transitive verb (~d; pledging) Date: 15th century 1. to make a ~ of; especially pawn 2. to drink to the health of 3. to bind by a ~ 4. to promise the performance of by a ~ • ~r or pledgor noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a solemn promise or undertaking. 2 a thing given as security for the fulfilment of a contract, the payment of a debt, etc., and liable to forfeiture in the event of failure. 3 a thing put in pawn. 4 a thing given as a token of love, favour, or something to come. 5 the drinking of a person's health; a toast. 6 a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol (sign the pledge). 7 the state of being pledged (goods lying in pledge). --v.tr. 1 a deposit as security. b pawn. 2 promise solemnly by the pledge of (one's honour, word, etc.). 3 (often refl.) bind by a solemn promise. 4 drink to the health of. Phrases and idioms pledge one's troth see TROTH. Derivatives pledgeable adj. pledger n. pledgor n. Etymology: ME plege f. OF plege f. LL plebium f. plebire assure ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. 1) залог, заклад 2) обязательство 3) официально обещанный взнос • - assign a pledge - be in pledge - election pledges 2. гл. 1) отдавать в залог, закладывать 2) давать торжественное обещание - pledge goods with a bank - pledge oneself PLEDGE 1) залог 2) обязательство; давать обязательство заверение – pledge of secrecy PLEDGE 1. сущ. 1) а) эк., юр. залог, заклад to put to give smth. in pledge — закладывать, отдавать в залог что-л. to take (smth.) out of pledge, to redeem a pledge — выкупить (что-л.) из заклада to be in pledge — быть в залоге, быть заложенным to borrow on pledge — брать ссуду под залог to take smth. as a pledge — брать что-л. в качестве залога See: negative pledge clause, pledge agreement б) общ. знак, символ, залог pledge of fidelity friendship — залог верности дружбы 2) общ. обет, обещание; обязательство to keep one's pledge — держать свое обещание to carry out one's pledge — выполнить обещание to break one's pledge — нарушить обещание to make good to carry out campaign pledges — выполнить предвыборные обещания temperance total abstinence pledge — зарок воздержания от спиртных напитков 3) общ., устар. тост to name the pledge — предложить тост 2. гл. 1) эк., юр. отдавать в залог, закладывать (передавать активы в обеспечение возврата долга) to pledge assets — закладывать активы pledged asset — заложенный актив See: assign, pledger, pledgee 2) общ. давать торжественное...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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I юр. (ипотечный) залог Передача владения или права на недвижимость real estate и личную собственность personal property кредитору в качестве залога при получении займа II 1. разг. клятва Обещание вступить в тайное студенческое братство fraternity 2. разг. студент, вступающий в братство Кандидат, давший обещание вступить в тайное студенческое общество, но еще не прошедший испытаний hazing ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. залог, заклад unredeemed pledge —- невыкупленный залог to put (to give) smth. in pledge —- закладывать, отдавать в залог что-л. to take (smth.) out of pledge, to redeem a pledge —- выкупить (что-л.) из заклада to be in pledge —- быть в залоге, быть заложенным to borrow on pledge —- брать ссуду под залог to take smth. as a pledge —- брать что-л. в качестве залога to realize a pledge —- продать заложенный товар hold (keep) the ring as a pledge —- пусть это кольцо останется у вас в залог 2. знак, символ, залог pledge of fidelity —- залог верности pledge of love —- залог любви (ребенок) 3. обет, обещание; обязательство temperance (total abstinence) pledge —- зарок воздержания от спиртных напитков to take (to sign) the pledge —- дать зарок (не пить) to break the pledge —- (опять) запить to make (to give) secret pledges —- давать тайные обязательства to keep one's pledge —- держать свое обещание to carry out one's pledge —- выполнить обещание to break one's pledge —- нарушить обещание under (the) pledge of secrecy —- с обязательством сохранения тайны in defiance of the most solemn pledges —- несмотря на все торжественные обещания 4. публичное обещание лидера партии придерживаться определенной политики to make good (to carry out) campaign pledges —- выполнить предвыборные обещания 5. тост cheerful pledges —- веселые тосты to name the pledge —- предложить тост 6. ам. студ. жарг. обещание...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) залог; заклад; to put in pledge - заложить; to take out of pledge - выкупить из заклада; pledge of love/union - залог любви, союза (ребенок) 2) поручительство 3) дар, подарок 4) тост 5) обет; обещание; under pledge of secrecy - с обязательством сохранения тайны 6) to take the pledge - дать зарок воздержания от спиртных напитков 7) polit. публичное обещание лидера партии придерживаться определенной политики Syn: bail, bond, collateral, guarantee, security 2. v. 1) отдавать в залог, закладывать 2) связывать обещанием; давать торжественное обещание; заверять; to pledge ones word/honour - ручаться, давать слово; to pledge ones allegiance - заверить в своей преданности; I cant tell you about the story, Im pledged to secrecy. 3) пить за (чье-л.) здоровье ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1348, from O.Fr. plege "hostage, security, bail," probably from Frank. *plegan "to guarantee" (cf. O.Saxon plegan "vouch for"), from a W.Gmc. word meaning "have responsibility for." Originally "surety, bail," sense of "solemn promise" first recorded 1814, though this meaning is from c.1400 in the verb. Weekley notes the "curious contradiction" in pledge "to toast with a drink" (1546) and take the pledge "to abstain from drinking" (1855). Meaning "student who has agreed to join a fraternity or sororoity" dates from 1901. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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