əˈʃʊɹəns əˈʃʊəɹəns

plɛdʒ plɛdʒ səˈl(j)uːt səˈlut səbˈskɹaɪb ˈwɑseɪl ˈwɒseɪl promise solemnly and formally I pledge that I will honor my wife bind or secure by a pledge I was pledged to silence give as a guarantee I pledge my honor propose a toast to Let us toast the birthday girl! Let's drink to the New Year pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something an assurance of help when needed signed a pledge never to reveal the secret a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group a deposit of personal property as security for a debt his saxophone was in pledge