pledges
Meaning of pledges
plural noun
- a solemn promise or undertaking.
the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution
- a thing that is given as security for the fulfilment of a contract or the payment of a debt and is liable to forfeiture in the event of failure.
he had given the object as a pledge to a creditor
- the drinking of a person's health; a toast.
- commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise.
- give as security on a loan.
the creditor to whom the land is pledged
- drink to the health of.
in his hand a sculptured goblet, as he pledged the merchant kings
Middle English (denoting a person acting as surety for another): from Old French plege, from medieval Latin plebium, perhaps related to the Germanic base of plight2.
Information about pledges
- The singular form of pledges is: pledge.
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Hyphenation of pledges
pledges
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- pledges is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
pledges synonyms
Meaning a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen:
Meaning a formal pledge or promise to do something:
Meaning a solemn promise:
Meaning a promise or assurance:
Meaning a pledge or undertaking:
Meaning a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise:
Meaning a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behaviour:
Meaning an agreement:
Meaning an agreement with legal force:
Meaning harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling:
Meaning something that ensures a particular outcome:
Meaning a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice:
Meaning money given to support an undertaking that someone will perform a duty, pay their debts, etc.; a guarantee:
Meaning a thing deposited or pledged as a guarantee of the fulfilment of an undertaking or the repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in case of default:
Meaning something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default:
Meaning a sum payable as a first instalment on the purchase of something or as a pledge for a contract, the balance being payable later:
Meaning a chess piece of the smallest size and value, that moves one square forwards along its file if unobstructed (or two on the first move), or one square diagonally forwards when making a capture. Each pl:
Meaning a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith:
Meaning resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction:
Meaning convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan:
Meaning a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation:
Words that rhyme with pledges
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