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pledges

noun

Meaning

  1. A solemn promise to do something.
  2. A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
  3. A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
  4. A drinking toast.
  5. To make a solemn promise (to do something).
  6. To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
  7. To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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