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Pledged vs Unpledged - What's the difference?

pledged | unpledged |

As a verb pledged

is past tense of pledge.

As an adjective unpledged is

not pledged; not committed.

pledged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (pledge)

    • pledge

    English

    (wikipedia pledge)

    Verb

    (pledg)
  • 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 ,
    • 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.]
  • * 1852 , Matthew Arnold, Tristram and Iseult
    • Reach me my golden cup that stands by thee,
    And pledge me in it first for courtesy.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

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    unpledged

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not pledged; not committed.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 13, author=Adam Nagourney, title=With Surge in Momentum, Obama Makes His Case, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=That has provided Mr. Obama with the opportunity, which he plans to seize in a more full-throated way starting on Wednesday, to argue that voters across a wide cross-section of the country have embraced his candidacy, and that the time has come for the group that could hold the balance of power, those 796 unpledged superdelegates — party leaders and elected officials who have an automatic seat at the national convention — to follow suit. }}
  • (finance) Not used as collateral.
    • With no unpledged assets and low profitability, the business could get no further financing.