PLEDGE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PLEDGE?

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The synonyms of “Pledge” are: toast, assurance, promise, undertaking, vow, word, word of honour, commitment, oath, covenant, bond, agreement, guarantee, warrant, surety, security, collateral, deposit, pawn, token, symbol, sign, mark, testimony, proof, evidence, badge, tribute, salute, salutation, drink, wassail, plight, subscribe, give one's word, swear, give an assurance, give an undertaking, undertake, take an oath, swear an oath, engage, contract, commit oneself, bind oneself, declare, affirm, avow, state, undertake to give, promise to give, donate, contribute, give, make a gift of, put oneself down for, put up, mortgage, put up as collateral, pay tribute to, drink the health of, drink to the health of, drink to, honour

Pledge as a Noun

Definitions of "Pledge" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pledge” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something.
• A promise of a donation to charity.
• A deposit of personal property as security for a debt.
• A drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event.
• The drinking of a person's health; a toast.
• A thing given as a token of love, favour, or loyalty.
• A solemn promise or undertaking.
• A solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol.
• 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.
• Someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group.

Synonyms of "Pledge" as a noun (30 Words)

agreement	The thing arranged or agreed to. A verbal agreement to sell.
assurance	Insurance, specifically life insurance. The President s assurances were not respected.
badge	An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc. Wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability.
bond	Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. He stooped over the trussed man and tested his bonds.
collateral	A person having the same ancestor as another but through a different line. She put her house up as collateral for the bank loan.
commitment	A message that makes a pledge. His long commitment to public service.
covenant	An agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham Moses and David. There was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned.
deposit	A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. Cash funds which are an alternative to bank or building society deposits.
evidence	(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved. There was no obvious evidence of a break in.
guarantee	A thing serving as security for a guarantee. There is no guarantee that they are not lying.
mark	A marking that consists of lines that cross each other. Full marks to them for highlighting the threat to the rainforest.
oath	A commitment to tell the truth especially in a court of law to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury. They took an oath of allegiance.
promise	A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future. There is little or no promise that he will recover.
proof	The strength of distilled alcoholic spirits relative to proof spirit taken as a standard of 100. Powerful 132 proof rum.
salutation	An act of honor or courteous recognition. We greeted them but no one returned our salutations.
salute	A prescribed movement, typically a raising of a hand to the head, made by a member of a military or similar force as a formal sign of respect or recognition. He raises his arms in a triumphant salute.
security	Procedures followed or measures taken to ensure the security of a state or organization. Bankers are reluctant to lend without good security.
sign	A gesture that is part of a sign language. The shops are full which is a sign that the recession is past its worst.
surety	A guarantee that an obligation will be met. The magistrate granted bail with a surety of 500.
symbol	An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. The Star of David the Jewish symbol.
testimony	An assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact. According to his own testimony he can t do it.
toast	Slices of bread that have been toasted. He raised his glass in a toast to his son.
token	A metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines. Ruthven was murdered and the assassin left his token.
tribute	Payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence. A symposium organized to pay tribute to Darwin.
undertaking	The action of undertaking to do something. He prepared for great undertakings.
vow	A solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner. The vows of celibacy.
warrant	A negotiable security allowing the holder to buy shares at a specified price at or before a future date. Magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest.
word	The divine word of God the second person in the Trinity incarnate in Jesus. He didn t say a word about it.
word of honour	An exchange of views on some topic.

Usage Examples of "Pledge" as a noun

• Appeals for emergency relief met with pledges totalling £250,000,000.
• Signed a pledge never to reveal the secret.
• The conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution.
• I have no intention of giving you anything that could be held against me as a pledge.
• His saxophone was in pledge.
• He had given the object as a pledge to a creditor.
• She persuaded Arthur to take the pledge.

Pledge as a Verb

Definitions of "Pledge" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pledge” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Solemnly undertake to do something.
• Propose a toast to.
• Promise solemnly and formally.
• Give as a guarantee.
• Undertake formally to give.
• Formally declare or promise that something is or will be the case.
• Give as security on a loan.
• Bind or secure by a pledge.
• Commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise.
• Pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals.
• Drink to the health of.

Synonyms of "Pledge" as a verb (40 Words)

affirm	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. There are five common ways parents fail to affirm their children.
avow	Admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about. He avowed his change of faith.
bind oneself	Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose.
commit oneself	Engage in or perform.
contract	Enter into a contractual arrangement. Exhale and slowly contract your abdominal muscles.
contribute	Contribute to some cause. He did not contribute to the meetings.
declare	Declare to be. The mansion was declared a fire hazard.
donate	Give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to charity.
drink	Drink excessive amounts of alcohol be an alcoholic. Let s drink to the New Year.
drink the health of	Take in liquids.
drink to	Be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to.
drink to the health of	Consume alcohol.
engage	Engage or hire for work. Engaged the gears.
give	Leave with give temporarily. I give you two minutes to respond.
give an assurance	Endure the loss of.
give an undertaking	Endure the loss of.
give one's word	Be the cause or source of.
guarantee	Provide a guarantee for. No one can guarantee a profit on stocks and shares.
honour	Bestow honor or rewards upon. Make sure the franchisees honour the terms of the contract.
make a gift of	Reach a goal, e.g.
mortgage	Expose to future risk or constraint for the sake of immediate advantage. The estate was mortgaged up to the hilt.
pay tribute to	Render.
plight	Promise solemnly and formally.
promise	Make a promise or commitment. She made him promise that he wouldn t do it again.
promise to give	Make a prediction about; tell in advance.
put oneself down for	Cause (someone) to undergo something.
put up	Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.
put up as collateral	Formulate in a particular style or language.
salute	Make a formal salute to. He saluted her with a smile.
state	Present or introduce (a theme or melody) in a composition. A bold theme is stated at the beginning driving the entire ten minute allegro.
subscribe	Sign (a will, contract, or other document. Subscribe to the magazine for twelve months and receive a free limited edition T shirt.
swear	Have faith or confidence in. Maria made me swear I would never tell anyone.
swear an oath	Have confidence or faith in.
take an oath	Get into one’s hands, take physically.
toast	Propose a toast to. Tim was toasting his feet by the fire.
undertake	Promise to do or accomplish. A lorry driver implicitly undertakes that he is reasonably skilled as a driver.
undertake to give	Manifest or show.
vow	Dedicate to a deity by a vow. The rebels vowed to continue fighting.
wassail	Go from house to house at Christmas singing carols. He feasted and wassailed with his warriors.

Usage Examples of "Pledge" as a verb

• Japan pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.
• The government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems.
• I pledge that I will honor my wife.
• They pledged to continue the campaign for funding.
• I pledge my honor.
• I was pledged to silence.
• The creditor to whom the land is pledged.
• In his hand a sculptured goblet, as he pledged the merchant kings.
• I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station.
• The Prime Minister pledged that there would be no increase in VAT.

Associations of "Pledge" (30 Words)

accord	Harmony of people’s opinions or actions or characters. His views accorded well with those of Merivale.
allegiance	The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action. Those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic.
assurance	Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities. Assurance of faith depends on our trust in God.
avow	Admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about. He avowed his change of faith.
betroth	Give to in marriage. In no time I shall be betrothed to Isabel.
celibacy	Abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows. A priest who had taken a vow of celibacy.
commitment	An engagement by contract involving financial obligation. His long commitment to public service.
consecrate	Render holy by means of religious rites. After the priest had consecrated the bread and wine it was immortal and divine.
covenant	Enter into a covenant or formal agreement. They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver.
engagement	A formal agreement to get married. Britain s continued engagement in open trading.
fealty	Formal acknowledgement of loyalty to a lord. A property for which she did fealty.
fiance	A man who is engaged to be married.
fidelity	Sexual faithfulness to a spouse or partner. The 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity.
goodbye	An instance of saying goodbye a parting. We said our goodbyes and set off.
greet	Send greetings to. Everyone greeted this idea warmly.
greeting	The action of giving a sign of welcome. Mandy shouted a greeting.
handshake	An act of shaking a person’s hand with one’s own as a greeting.
hello	An utterance of hello a greeting. She was getting polite nods and hellos from people.
kissing	Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs.
manifesto	A public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate. A manifesto for gay liberation.
marriage	The state of being married. Marriage vows.
oath	A commitment to tell the truth especially in a court of law to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury. They took an oath of allegiance.
pact	A formal agreement between individuals or parties. The country negotiated a trade pact with the US.
promise	Make a promise or commitment. It promised to be a night that all would remember.
renege	Go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract. There s one of them anyhow that didn t renege him.
salutation	Word of greeting used to begin a letter. We greeted them but no one returned our salutations.
salute	Make a formal salute to. When the officers show up the soldiers have to salute.
troth	Truth. A token of troth.
vow	Make a vow promise. I vowed myself to this enterprise.
welcome	Bid welcome to greet upon arrival. The news will be most welcome to those whose jobs will now be safeguarded.