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pledge

გამოთქმა: /plɛdʒ/

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1a solemn promise or undertaking: [with infinitive]:the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution
  • a promise of a donation to charity:appeals for emergency relief met with pledges totalling £250,000,000
  • (the pledge) a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol:she persuaded Arthur to take the pledge
  • 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: he had given the object as a pledge to a creditor
  • a thing given as a token of love, favour, or loyalty: I have no intention of giving you anything that could be held against me as a pledge
  • 3 archaic the drinking of a person’s health; a toast.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1 [with object and infinitive] commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise:the government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems
  • [with clause] formally declare or promise that something is or will be the case:the Prime Minister pledged that there would be no increase in VAT
  • [no object, with infinitive] solemnly undertake to do something:they pledged to continue the campaign for funding
  • [with object] undertake formally to give:Japan pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid
  • 2 [with object] Law give as security on a loan:the creditor to whom the land is pledged
  • 3 [with object] archaic drink to the health of: in his hand a sculptured goblet, as he pledged the merchant kings

pledge one's troth

see troth.

pledger

noun

pledgor

noun ( Law)

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