Pledge may refer to:

Promises

* a solemn

promise A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun ''promise'' means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity ...

Abstinence pledge Abstinence pledges are commitments made by people, often though not always teenagers and young adult (psychology), young adults, to practice abstinence, usually in the case of practicing teetotalism with respect to abstaining from alcohol and oth ...

, a commitment to practice abstinence, usually teetotalism or chastity * The Pledge (New Hampshire), a promise about taxes by New Hampshire politicians * Pledge of Allegiance (disambiguation), several uses

Arts and entertainment

Music

* ''Pledge'' (album), by Killer Mike, 2011 * '' Pledge: A Tribute to Kerbdog'', a 2010 album by Kerbdog * "Pledge" (song), by The Gazette, 2010 * "Pledge", a prelude to Janet Jackson's 1989 song "

Rhythm Nation "Rhythm Nation" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, released as the second single from her fourth studio album, '' Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814'' (1989). It was written and produced by Jackson, in collaboration with Jimmy Jam and ...

" * "The Pledge (Remix)", a song on the 2002 album '' The Last Temptation'' by Ja Rule * '' Die Bürgschaft'' ('The Pledge'), a 1799 ballad by Friedrich Schiller * ''Die Bürgschaft'' (opera), by Kurt Weill, 1932

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''The Pledge'' (play), an 1831 play by James Kenney * '' The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel'', a 1958 novella by Friedrich Dürrenmatt * ''The Pledge'' (film), a 2001 American mystery directed by Sean Penn * ''The Pledge'', the title of the DVD release of '' A Gunfighter's Pledge'', a 2008 TV Western * ''The Pledge'' (British TV programme), 2016-2020 * ''Pledge'' (film), a 2018 American horror film

Ships

* , a minesweeper commissioned in 1944 * , a minesweeper commissioned in 1956

Other uses

Pledge (brand) Pledge is an American cleaning product made by S. C. Johnson & Son. First sold in 1958, it is used to help dust and clean. Pledge is known as Pliz in France, and Blem in Argentina. In several countries, it is sold as Pronto. Products * Lemon (od ...

, a cleaning product by S. C. Johnson & Son *

Pledge (law) A pledge is a bailment that conveys title to property owned by a debtor (the ''pledgor'') to a creditor (the ''pledgee'') to secure repayment for some debt or obligation and to the mutual benefit of both parties. The term is also used to denote ...

, a type of legal relationship * a prospective member of a fraternity or sorority * H.S. Pledge & Sons Ltd, a milling business *

Thomas Frederick de Pledge Thomas Frederick de Pledge (1867–1954) was an Australian pioneer and pastoralist. The son of Reverend Joseph De Pledge, he was born in Durham in 1867. Educated at Aldenham in Hertfordshire, he left for Australia at age 18 aboard the ''Austra ...

(1867–1954), Australian pioneer and pastoralist * Pledge, a