- pledgee
- noun Date: 1766 one to whom a pledge is given
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pledgee
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pledgee — pledg·ee /ple jē/ n: one to whom property is pledged Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. pledgee … Law dictionary
pledgee — pledg‧ee [ˌpleˈdʒiː] noun [countable] LAW FINANCE a lender that accepts a pledge for a loan * * * pledgee UK US /pledʒˈiː/ noun [C] ► FINANCE a person who lends money and accepts a pledge for the loan: »The pledgee obtained good titl … Financial and business terms
Pledgee — Pledg*ee , n. The one to whom a pledge is given, or to whom property pledged is delivered. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pledgee — [ple jē′] n. a person to whom a pledge is delivered: distinguished from PLEDGOR … English World dictionary
pledgee's lien — The lien which a pledgee acquires in the thing pledged to the extent of the indebtedness secured, and which is usually held to continue as long as he retains the possession thereof either actual or symbolic and the debt which it was pledged to… … Ballentine's law dictionary
pledgee — /plej ee /, n. a person to whom a pledge is made or with whom something is deposited as a pledge. [1760 70; PLEDGE + EE] * * * … Universalium
pledgee — noun someone who receives a pledge … Wiktionary
pledgee — pledg·ee || ple dÊ’ÉªË n. lender, creditor; one who receives property as security … English contemporary dictionary
pledgee — n. (Law.) Pawnee … New dictionary of synonyms
pledgee — pledg·ee … English syllables
