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- Dictionarypledge/plɛdʒ/
noun
- 1. a solemn promise or undertaking: "the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution" Similar
- 2. 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" Similar
verb
- 1. commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise: "the government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems"
- 2. give as security on a loan: "the creditor to whom the land is pledged" Similar
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