pledgor

Collateral provider legally

A pledgor is someone who pledges property as security for a debt or obligation.

The term appears in legal and financial contexts where assets are put up as collateral: The pledgor retains ownership but grants the lender rights to the property if the loan defaults.

The recipient of the pledge is the pledgee.

Also spelled pledger.

legal

mortgagor

One pledging real estate

  • bailorOne entrusting property temporarily
  • trustorTrust agreement maker
  • assignorOne transferring legal rights

grantor · obligor · settlor · consignor · fiduciary · conveyancer · endorser · surety · guarantor · bailee

collateral

pawn

Unwitting tool of another

equity · title · mortgage · chattel · collateralize · securitize · bailment · deposit · earnest · stake

obligation

commitment

Firm pledge to act

guarantee · warranty · assurance · bond · indenture · stipulation · provision · agreement · contract · deed

transaction

loan

Borrowed money repaid later

  • borrowingTemporary taking of another's
  • lendingTemporary provision of resources
  • creditRecognition or payment deferral

advance · financing · refinance · amortization · repayment · principal · interest · maturity · redemption · foreclosure

Opposites
transactional role

pledgorpledgee

Collateral holder

creditor · lender · mortgagee · obligee · pawnbroker

Phrases
Family

pledge, pledged, pledges, pledging, unpledged, pledgee, pledger, repledge

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