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puts in pledge

puts in pledge is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put in pledge.

Meaning of put in pledge

Verb

put in pledge (third-person singular simple present puts in pledge, present participle putting in pledge, simple past and past participle put in pledge)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, transitive) To pawn; to give as a guarantee.
    • the land, which is so put in pledge, is by law, in case of non-payment at the time limited, forever dead and gone from the mortgagor;1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

Questions about puts in pledge

What is puts in pledge the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts in pledge is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put in pledge.

Words near puts in pledge in the dictionary

  1. puts in a word
  2. puts in an appearance
  3. puts in an oar
  4. puts in mind
  5. puts in one's oar
  6. puts in pledge
  7. puts in the ground
  8. puts in the pin
  9. puts in the shade
  10. puts in the work
  11. puts in with

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