Offering assets to a lender as collateral for a loan. Though the asset will be pledged to the lender, it it still owned by the borrower unless he/she defaults on the loan.
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- HowStuffWorks "Pledging a Fraternity"
 Pledging a fraternity takes place in multiple stages and can take up to a year.   Learn about fraternity pledging and the fraternity pledging process.
 
- Pledging Sucks! - It's not hazing. It's brotherhood.
 Pledging Sucks! ... News coming out of UA reports that all pledging activities   have been halted, immediately. The reason? Good old bows-n-toes, check it out  …
 
- pledging - definition of pledging by the Free Online Dictionary ...
 A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something: signed a   pledge never to reveal the secret; a pledge of money to a charity. 2. a.
 
- Urban Dictionary: pledging
 The act of trying to join a frat/soror. After rushing, the frat/soror may ask the   rushee to pledge. The pledge must do whatever they are asked.
 
- What is pledging? - GreekChat.com Forums
 What is pledging? Risk Management - Hazing & etc.
 
- Pledging A Sorority 101: What You Need to Know | Her Campus
 Aug 26, 2012 ... You know exactly which sorority you'll be pledging and cannot wait to jump right   into your new house and meet your soon-to-be sisters!
 
- pledging | The Cornell Daily Sun
 May 4, 2012 ... Six months after its creation, a task force borne out of President Skorton's pledge   to end hazing has neither announced nor implemented ...
 
- Pledging My Love - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 "Pledging My Love" is a blues ballad. It was written by Ferdinand Washington   and Don Robey and published in 1954. The song's theme is captured in the title ...