Pledge vs Stipulation - What's the difference?
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To make a solemn promise (to do something).
To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
* 1773 ,
* 1852 , Matthew Arnold, Tristram and Iseult
A solemn promise to do something.
Something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned.
A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but not yet formally approved.
A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
A drinking toast.
A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
(botany) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
Pledge is a related term of stipulation.
As nouns the difference between pledge and stipulation
is that pledge is a solemn promise to do something while stipulation is the act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.As a verb pledge
is to make a solemn promise (to do something).pledge
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(wikipedia pledge)Verb
(pledg)- HARDCASTLE [Taking the cup.] I hope you'll find it to your mind. I have prepared it with my own hands, and I believe you'll own the ingredients are tolerable. Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir? Here, Mr. Marlow, here is to our better acquaintance. [Drinks.]
- Reach me my golden cup that stands by thee,
- And pledge me in it first for courtesy.
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* (l) * (l)stipulation
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(en noun)- The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that.
- If I lend you my car, my only stipulation is that you fill up the gas tank before returning it.