Synonym: assurance, guarantee, oath, promise, vow, word. Antonym: redeem. Similar words: knowledge, acknowledge, acknowledgement, edge, ridge, budget, trudge, bridge. Meaning: [pledʒ] 
n. 1. a deposit of personal property as security for a debt 2. someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group 3. a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event 4. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something. v. 1. promise solemnly and formally 2. pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals 3. propose a toast to 4. give as a guarantee 5. bind or secure by a pledge.
n. 1. a deposit of personal property as security for a debt 2. someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group 3. a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event 4. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something. v. 1. promise solemnly and formally 2. pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals 3. propose a toast to 4. give as a guarantee 5. bind or secure by a pledge. 
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1. You must not pledge your own health. 
2. Take this gift as a pledge of our friendship.
3. You are under pledge of secrecy.
4. The government should fulfil its pledge.
5. I will pledge myself to a top secret.
6. Parents make a pledge to take their children to rehearsals.
7. I give you this ring as a pledge of my everlasting love for you.
8. Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes?
9. Her pledge to remain faithful was his anchor when in prison.
10. Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.
11. I gave him my pledge that I would vote for him.
12. The summit ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution.
13. The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.
14. Take this ring as a pledge of our friendship.
15. Their goods were distrained in pledge for rent.
16. Do you think you'll pledge this semester?
17. The old man is willing to pledge for him.
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19. She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.
20. I pledge you my words.
21. They have truly lived up to their pledge.
22. We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag.
23. Every day the schoolchildren pledge an oath of allegiance to their country.
24. The fighters had reneged on a pledge to release foreign prisoners.
25. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
26. The FA has resisted all entreaties to pledge its support to the cam-paign.
27. He asked her to pledge the house as security for a loan.
28. We are asking people to pledge their support for our campaign.
29. I pledge that by next year we will have the problem solved.
30. The central bank will provide special loans, and the banks will pledge the land as security.