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| affiance |
to promise or pledge (oneself) to marry; betroth. |
| assurance |
a pledge, promise, or guarantee. [1/3 definitions] |
| bonded |
subject to a binding promise to pay, as monetary debt. [1/3 definitions] |
| breach |
a violation, as of a law, code, or promise. [1/7 definitions] |
| breach of promise |
in law, a breaking of a promise, esp. a promise to marry a particular person. |
| comer |
(informal) one who shows promise or is advancing rapidly. [1/2 definitions] |
| cop out |
(informal) to avoid facing a responsibility or fulfilling a promise, esp. in a cowardly way. |
| cop-out |
(informal) an instance or act of evading responsibility or not fulfilling a promise. |
| covenant |
to promise by entering into a covenant. [1/6 definitions] |
| engage |
to promise (oneself or another), esp. with the aim of entering into marriage. [1/11 definitions] |
| engaged |
keeping a promise and plan of marriage; betrothed. [1/4 definitions] |
| favorable |
showing the promise of something good. [1/5 definitions] |
| four-flusher |
(informal) one without the means to deliver on a promise; one whose position is weak, but who nonetheless presents it as strong; bluffer. |
| gage1 |
an object, such as a glove, thrown down as a symbol of a promise or challenge to fight. [1/2 definitions] |
| go back on |
to retract (a promise, statement, or decision). |
| guarantee |
to assure the fulfillment of (an obligation, promise, or the like), or to serve as security for. [3/11 definitions] |
| hold good |
to remain valid (used esp. in reference to an offer, guarantee, promise, or the like). |
| hopeful |
a young person who hopes for or shows promise of success. [1/3 definitions] |
| inauspicious |
showing little or no promise of success; unfavorable. |
| marker |
(slang) in gambling, a written promise to pay. [1/5 definitions] |
| oath |
a solemn pledge to do something, esp. a promise to tell the truth, as in a court of law. [1/4 definitions] |
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