the amount pledged by subscribers

[Vik-Nik-Sor]

subscription
(2) : the whole amount realized from or pledged by subscribers to a particular offering
the subscription amounted to over 3000 dollars
M-W

Show me, please, in a dictionary the relevant meaning of 'pledge'.
Thank you.

 

[Gillnetter]

subscription
(2) : the whole amount realized from or pledged by subscribers to a particular offering
the subscription amounted to over 3000 dollars
M-W

Show me, please, in a dictionary, the relevant meaning of 'pledge'.
Thank you.

"Pledged" is the past tense of "pledge". If someone pledged, they promised. For example, "He pledged to quit drinking." "The whole amount realized from, or pledged (promised) by, subscribers to a particular..." If you look in a dictionary you will find that most of the various meanings are related to a promise to do or not do something.

 

[emsr2d2]

subscription
(2) : the whole amount realized from or pledged by subscribers to a particular offering
the subscription amounted to over 3000 dollars
M-W

Show me, please, in a dictionary the relevant meaning of 'pledge'.
Thank you.

I assume that you took that definition of "subscription" from a dictionary. Did that dictionary not have an entry for "pledge"? You should bookmark Onelook.com and use it to look up any definition you need.

 

[Vik-Nik-Sor]

Did that dictionary not have an entry for "pledge"?

It did, but I just couldn't understand how this word fitted that in the the definition in question.