Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 25 compound words that contain pledge. The most common are listed below. Open pledge in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- pledge of allegianceAn oral affirmation of one's dedication to a ruler or country.
- take the pledgeTo promise to abstain from alcohol.
- virginity pledgeA pledge, made by a young adult, to refrain from sexual intercourse until marriage.
- negative pledgeA type of loan or loan condition in which the borrower agrees with the lender not to allow any other lender or creditor to rank ahead for payment in the event of a liquidation. Such a loan is unsecured (ie. not backed by a charge over …
- purity pledgeSynonym of virginity pledge: A pledge, made by a young adult, to refrain from sexual intercourse until marriage.
- dead pledgeThe conveyance of an estate to another for money borrowed, to be held by him until the debt is paid out of the rents and profits.
- frank-pledgeAlternative form of frankpledge: A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
- safe pledgeA surety for one's appearance on an assigned day.
- putting in pledgepresent participle and gerund of put in pledge
- put in pledgeTo pawn; to give as a guarantee.
- puts in pledgethird-person singular simple present indicative of put in pledge: To pawn; to give as a guarantee.
Compound words 25
- pledgersomeone who gives a pledge
- pledgorAlternative spelling of pledger: someone who gives a pledge
- antipledgeOpposed to a particular pledge.
- pledgeesomeone who receives a pledge
- mispledgeTo pledge foolishly or in error.
- propledgeIn favor of a particular pledge.
- repledgeTo pledge again.
- depledgeTo revoke one's pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity.
- pledgableAble to be used as a pledge, or as collateral
- pledgeabilityThe quality of being pledgeable.