| 单词 | pledge |
| 释义 | pledge 1 /'plej/ n 1: a delivery of esp. personal property as security for a debt or other obligation; broadly: the perfection of a security interest in collateral through possession of the collateral by a creditor or other promisee 2 a: property and esp. personal property that is used as security esp. upon delivery; broadly: a security interest in collateral compare chattel mortgage at mortgage b: a contract under which the delivery of property (as personal property) as security takes place 3 a: the state of being held as security or guaranty property held in ~ b: something given as security for the performance of an act 4: a binding promise to do or forbear pledge 2 vt pledged, pledg·ing 1: to deliver or otherwise put forward as security for a debt or other obligation pledged his car as collateral for the loan 2: to bind by a pledge we mutually ~ to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor — Declaration of Independence 3: to assure or promise the performance or payment of pled·gor /'ple-jər, ple-'jȯr/ or pledg·er /'ple-jər/ n |
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