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  • 1pledge — 1 / plej/ n 1: a delivery of esp. personal property as security for a debt or other obligation; broadly: the perfection of a security interest in collateral through possession of the collateral by a creditor or other promisee 2 a: property and… …

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  • 2Pledge of the Tree — (Arabic: بيعة الشجرة, transliterated IPA|bayʻat al shajarah ) or Pledge of Pleasure (Arabic: بيعة الرضوان , transliterated IPA|bayʻat al riḍwān ) was a pledge that was sworn to Prophet Muhammad by his companions right before the Treaty of… …

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  • 3Pledge — Pledge, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf. {Prebend},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Pledge — Pledge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pledged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pledging}.] [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See {Pledge}, n.] 1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one s watch.… …

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  • 5pledge# — pledge n Pledge, earnest, token, pawn, hostage are comparable when they denote something that is given or held as a sign of another s faith or intention to do what has been promised. Pledge, originally and still in some applications a technical… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6pledge — [plej] n. [ME plegge < OFr pleige < ML plegium < plevium, security, warranty, infl. by Frank * pligi, liability; akin to OS plegan, to warrant] 1. the condition of being given or held as security for a contract, payment, etc. [a thing… …

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  • 7Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America —       pledge to the flag of the United States. It was first published in the juvenile periodical The Youth s Companion on September 8, 1892, in the following form: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands; one nation… …

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  • 8Pledge 3 — (Негомбо,Шри Ланка) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: No 3, Eththukala, 11500 Него …

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  • 9Pledge Night — est un film américain réalisé par Paul Ziller, sorti en 1988. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …

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  • 10Pledge of Allegiance — Pledge of Al|le|giance, the a speech that US citizens learn, which is a promise to respect the US and be loyal to it. In schools children usually say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, while looking at the national flag and putting their… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English