Перевод: с английского на русский

с русского на английский

pledge (noun)

См. также в других словарях:

  • pledge — ► NOUN 1) a solemn promise or undertaking. 2) Law a thing that is given as security for the fulfilment of a contract or the payment of a debt and is liable to forfeiture in the event of failure. 3) (the pledge) a solemn undertaking to abstain… …   English terms dictionary

  • pledge — [pledʒ] verb [T] to promise seriously and publicly to do something Syn: promise pledge noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 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

  • pledge — (n.) mid 14c., surety, bail, from O.Fr. plege (Fr. pleige) hostage, security, bail, probably from Frankish *plegan to guarantee, from a West Germanic root meaning have responsibility for (Cf. O.Saxon plegan vouch for, O.H.G. pflegan to care for,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pledge — noun 1》 a solemn promise or undertaking.     ↘a promise of a donation to charity.     ↘(the pledge) a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol. 2》 Law a thing that is given as security for the fulfilment of a contract or the payment of a debt… …   English new terms dictionary

  • pledge of loyalty — noun (also upper case) 1. (in NSW) a pledge of loyalty to Australia and to the people of NSW, taken by members of the NSW Parliament, from 2006 replacing the oath or affirmation of allegiance to the monarch. 2. any of various other pledges… …  

  • pledge of commitment — noun (also upper case) (in Australia) the formal pledge of loyalty to Australia and its people, made by those becoming Australian citizens, in place of the former oath or affirmation of allegiance to the sovereign …  

  • pledge taker — noun a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive • Hypernyms: ↑volunteer, ↑unpaid worker …   Useful english dictionary

  • pledge — ▪ I. pledge pledge 1 [pledʒ] noun [countable] 1. JOURNALISM a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something: • the President s pledge to make employment his priority 2. LAW …   Financial and business terms

  • pledge — /plɛdʒ / (say plej) noun 1. a solemn promise of something, or to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid. 2. a piece of personal property delivered as security for the payment of a debt or the discharge of some obligation, and liable… …  

  • pledge — pledge1 [ pledʒ ] verb ** 1. ) transitive MAINLY JOURNALISM to promise seriously and publicly to do something: PROMISE: pledge support: Britain, France, and Germany were among the countries pledging their support. pledge to do something: He has… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»