contract of pledge
11pledge — [n1] word of honor agreement, assurance, covenant, guarantee, health, oath, promise, toast, undertaking, vow, warrant, word; concepts 71,278 Ant. break pledge [n2] sign of good faith bail, bond, collateral, deposit, earnest, gage, guarantee,… …
12pledge — ► NOUN 1) a solemn promise or undertaking. 2) Law 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. 3) (the pledge) a solemn undertaking to abstain… …
13contract an obligation — index pledge (promise the performance of), promise (vow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
14contract obligation — I noun avowal, bond, commitment, compact, concordant, condition, covenant, guarantee, indenture, issue, liability, pact, pledge, promise, provision, proviso, specific obligation, specific term, term, warranty II index liability Burton s Legal… …
15contract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compact, agreement, promise, bargain, covenant, stipulation, convention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agreement, legal agreement, covenant, compact, stipulation, contractual statement, contractual… …
16pledge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. promise, security, gage, pawn, collateral, hostage, deposit; word, troth, vow, guarantee; bond, oath. See affirmation. v. t. deposit, wage, pawn, hock (sl.), hypothecate, mortgage; vow, promise,… …
17Contract from America — Not to be confused with the Contract with America. The Contract from America was the idea of Houston based attorney Ryan Hecker. Hecker states that he developed the concept of creating a grassroots call for reform prior to the April 15, 2009 Tax… …
18pledge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English plegge security, from Anglo French plege, from Late Latin plebium, from *plebere to pledge, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German pflegan to take care of more at plight Date: 14th century 1. a. a… …
19pledge — n. & v. n. 1 a solemn promise or undertaking. 2 a thing given as security for the fulfilment of a contract, the payment of a debt, etc., and liable to forfeiture in the event of failure. 3 a thing put in pawn. 4 a thing given as a token of love,… …
20contract — 1. noun a legally binding contract Syn: agreement, commitment, arrangement, settlement, understanding, compact, covenant, bond; deal, bargain; Law indenture 2. verb 1) the market for such goods began to contract Syn: shrink …
