Толковый словарь английского языка - pledge
Pledge
pledge
I. noun see: plight Date: 14th century 1. a bailment of a chattel as security for a debt or other obligation without involving transfer of title, the chattel so delivered, the contract incidental to such a bailment, 2. the state of being held as a security or guaranty, something given as security for the performance of an act, a token, sign, or earnest of something else, a gage of battle, toast 3, 6. a binding promise or agreement to do or forbear, b. a promise to join a fraternity, sorority, or secret society, a person who has so promised, II. transitive verb (~d; pledging) Date: 15th century to make a ~ of, to drink to the health of, to bind by a ~, to promise the performance of by a ~, ~r or pledgor noun
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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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