pledge

/plˈɛdʒ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. promise solemnly and formally
   “I pledge that I will honor my wife”
2. pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
   “I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station”
3. propose a toast to
   “Let us toast the birthday girl!”
4. give as a guarantee
   “I pledge my honor”
5. bind or secure by a pledge
   “I was pledged to silence”

noun

1. a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
   “his saxophone was in pledge”
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
   “an assurance of help when needed”

Synonyms for pledge

• plight
• subscribe
• toast
• drink
• salute
• wassail
• assurance

Words that rhyme with pledge

• edge
• wedge
• hedge
• sledge
• dredge
• fledge
• allege
• ledge
• sedge
• straightedge
• alldredge
• blackledge
• cartledge
• cumberledge
• eldredge
• ketchledge
• rehg
• sege
• whitledge