Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpledged

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: un-pledged
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not pledged; not committed.

adj

Not used as collateral.

Example Sentences

"That has provided Mr. Obama with the opportunity, which he plans to seize in a more full-throated way starting on Wednesday, to argue that voters across a wide cross-section of the country have embraced his candidacy, and that the time has come for the group that could hold the balance of power, those 796 unpledged superdelegates — party leaders and elected officials who have an automatic seat at the national convention — to follow suit."
"With no unpledged assets and low profitability, the business could get no further financing."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English pledged English unpledged From un- + pledged.

Synonyms

unengaged unpromised

Questions

What does unpledged mean?: Not pledged; not committed.
Where does unpledged come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English pledged English unpledged From un- + pledged.

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