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1 pledge contract
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2 engagement
noun the engagement of three new assistants; When shall we announce our engagement?; Have you any engagements tomorrow?; a naval engagement (= battle); (also adjective) an engagement ring.) contrato, petición de mano, compromiso, combate1. compromiso (matrimonial)2. noviazgo3. compromiso / citahe was not at the meeting because of another engagement no estuvo en la reunión porque tenía otro compromisotr[ɪn'geɪʤmənt]2 (appointment) compromiso, cita3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL combate nombre masculino4 (employment) contrato, empleo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLengagement ring anillo de compromisoengagement [ɪn'geɪʤmənt, ɛn-] n1) appointment: cita f, hora f2) betrothal: compromiso mn.• ajuste s.m.• cita s.f.• compromiso s.m.• contrato s.m.• desposorios s.m.pl.• enlace s.m.• noviazco s.m.• noviazgo s.m.• obligación s.f.ɪn'geɪdʒmənt1) ( pledge to marry) compromiso m; ( period) noviazgo mthey have broken off their engagement — han roto su compromiso; (before n)
engagement ring — anillo m de compromiso
2) ( appointment) compromiso m[ɪn'ɡeɪdʒmǝnt]1. Nthe engagement is announced of Miss A to Mr B — la Srta. A y el Sr. B han anunciado su compromiso (matrimonial)
2) (=appointment) compromiso m, cita f3) (=undertaking) compromiso m4) (Mil) (=battle) batalla f, combate m5) (=contract) contrato m2.CPDengagement book N — dietario m ; (at work) agenda f de trabajo
engagement diary N — = engagement book
engagement party N — fiesta f de compromiso
engagement ring N — anillo m de compromiso or de pedida
* * *[ɪn'geɪdʒmənt]1) ( pledge to marry) compromiso m; ( period) noviazgo mthey have broken off their engagement — han roto su compromiso; (before n)
engagement ring — anillo m de compromiso
2) ( appointment) compromiso m
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contract of pledge — index hypothecation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pledge — A bailment of personal property as security for a debt or obligation, redeemable upon terms and with the implied power of sale on default. 41 Am J1st Pldg & Col § 2. The Roman name applicable to a contract of pledge or pawn was pignus or vadium.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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… … Law dictionary
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pledge — [plej] n. [ME plegge < OFr pleige < ML plegium < plevium, security, warranty, infl. by Frank * pligi, liability; akin to OS plegan, to warrant] 1. the condition of being given or held as security for a contract, payment, etc. [a thing… … English World dictionary
Pledge — Pledge, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf. {Prebend},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pledge# — pledge n Pledge, earnest, token, pawn, hostage are comparable when they denote something that is given or held as a sign of another s faith or intention to do what has been promised. Pledge, originally and still in some applications a technical… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Contract — • The canonical and moralist doctrine on this subject is a development of that contained in the Roman civil law. In civil law, a contract is defined as the union of several persons in a coincident expression of will by which their legal relations … Catholic encyclopedia
contract — n Contract, bargain, compact, pact, treaty, entente, convention, cartel, concordat designate an agreement reached after negotiation and ending in an exchange of promises between the parties concerned. Contract applies especially to a formal… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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