pledge
To make a solemn promise (to do something).
Verb 3 meanings
To make a solemn promise (to do something).
“pledge allegiance to the flag”
To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
Noun 4 meanings
A solemn promise to do something.
An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
Etymology
From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, from plebiō (“to pledge”), from Frankish *plehan (“to pledge; to support; to guarantee”).
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PLEDGE at a glance
PLEDGE has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + L 1 + E 1 + D 2 + G 2 + E 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,055 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with pledge
All rhymesOne letter away
- SLEDGE8
- FLEDGE11
- GLEDGE9
- PLODGE10
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