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# pledge
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## Definition
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To pledge or make a pledge means to formally and solemnly promise to do something or give something.
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* In the Old Testament the officials of Israel pledged to be loyal to King David.
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* The term "pledge" also refers to an object given as a guarantee or promise that a debt will be paid.
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* The object given as a pledge would be returned to its owner when the promise was fulfilled.
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