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putting in pledge

putting in pledge is the present participle and gerund 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 putting in pledge

What is putting in pledge the present participle and gerund of?
Putting in pledge is the present participle and gerund of put in pledge.

Words near putting in pledge in the dictionary

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

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