pledges
Sworn future contributions
Pledges is the plural of pledge—a solemn promise or commitment: campaign pledges, a pledge of loyalty.
In fundraising, pledges are promised donations: We received over fifty thousand dollars in pledges.
At universities, pledges are students undergoing initiation into a fraternity or sorority, not yet full members.
The verb form means to commit solemnly: She pledges to do better.
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
bond · steadfastness · duty · obligation · honor · integrity · fealty · adherence
Security for debt
- securityProtection from threat
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- suretyBacker of obligation
- escrowConditional third-party deposit
lien · pawn · mortgage · bond · backing · assurance · indemnity · safeguard
Formal admission ceremony
- rushQuick sudden movement
- bidOffer to purchase
- chapterDivision of a book
- hazingAbusive initiation practices
neophyte · recruitment · interfraternity · sorority · brotherhood · sisterhood · probation · pinning
promise
Commitment to act
commit · declare · avow · covenant · undertake · resolve · profess · assert · bind · attest
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
fidelity · bond · steadfastness · duty · obligation · honor · integrity · fealty · adherence · sincerity
collateral
Security for debt
escrow · lien · pawn · mortgage · bond · backing · assurance · indemnity · safeguard · underwriting
initiation
Formal admission ceremony
hazing · neophyte · recruitment · interfraternity · sorority · brotherhood · sisterhood · probation · pinning · crossing
- fundraisingdonation, donations, donor, donors, fundraiser
- patriotismnational anthem, national flags, love of country, patriotism, flag waving
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
- anti-bullyingcyberbullying prevention, safe schools, upstander, zero tolerance, zero tolerance policies
- church financestithes, offerings, donations, giving, collections
- clan alliancestreaties, pacts, blood oaths, marriage ties, confederacies
pledgesbetrayals
Breaches of loyalty
broken promises · renunciations · defaults · violations · breaches
pledgesrefusals
Acts of declining
rejections · disavowals · renunciations · denials · disclaimers
- pledge of allegianceFormal declaration of devotion
- pledge driveBroadcast solicitation for contributions
- pledge allegianceDeclare formal loyalty
- take the pledge
- fraternity pledgeProspective Greek member
- honor pledgePromise of academic integrity