pledge
/plɛdʒ/
noun
- A serious promise or agreement to do something or behave in a certain way.
- The students recited the pledge of allegiance at the start of the school day.
- He made a pledge to donate $100 to the charity every month.
- She kept her pledge to stop eating sugar for a whole year.
- Something valuable that is given as a guarantee that a loan will be repaid or that a promise will be kept.
- In ancient times, a pledge of land was often used to secure a bargain.
- They left their gold watch as a pledge for the loan.
- The ring was held as a pledge until the debt was settled.
- A person who has promised to join a club, fraternity, or sorority but has not yet been fully accepted as a member.
- The older members welcomed the new pledges with a special ceremony.
- The fraternity pledges had to complete a series of tasks before becoming full members.
- As a pledge, she attended all the meetings and learned the group's history.
verb
- To make a serious promise to do something or give something.
- The company pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 50%.
- They pledged their support for the new community center.
- I pledge to always tell the truth, no matter what.
- To give something as a guarantee for a loan or agreement.
- The farmer pledged his harvest to pay for the new tractor.
- She pledged her jewelry to secure the debt.
- He pledged his car as collateral for the bank loan.
- To promise to join a club, fraternity, or sorority.
- He pledged the fraternity during his first semester of college.
- She decided to pledge the sorority after meeting the members.
- Many students pledge a club to make friends and get involved on campus.
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