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单词 pledge drive
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Definition of pledge drive in English:

pledge drive

noun
US
  • A fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise donations to a particular cause.

    Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like all public radio listeners, I hate the pledge drives.
    • A pledge drive to raise money for the extended family has begun, he said.
    • They have these amazing pledge drives twice a year where they show their all-time best broadcasting back to back and get people to come in and talk to an awkward tweed-covered middle aged person in front of a phone bank.
    • The decision by the station came in the midst of the station's fall pledge drive, and it appears to be costing the station contributions.
    • Any public television pledge drive shows this principle in action; even small tchotchkes can induce many people to donate.
    • If I were a New Yorker I might just have to decline to support them during the next pledge drive.
    • The participation in the pledge drive thus far this year is 36 percent, so clearly the giving is not mandatory.
    • With seven days left on the pledge drive, the company has exceeded its original goal by over $100,000.
    • He tried pledge drives for six years and then shifted to partnering with larger institutions.
    • You may even need to have a pledge drive to raise the cash to pay for the occasion.
 
 

Definition of pledge drive in US English:

pledge drive

noun
US
  • A fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise to make donations to a specific cause.

    Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You may even need to have a pledge drive to raise the cash to pay for the occasion.
    • He tried pledge drives for six years and then shifted to partnering with larger institutions.
    • With seven days left on the pledge drive, the company has exceeded its original goal by over $100,000.
    • The participation in the pledge drive thus far this year is 36 percent, so clearly the giving is not mandatory.
    • Any public television pledge drive shows this principle in action; even small tchotchkes can induce many people to donate.
    • They have these amazing pledge drives twice a year where they show their all-time best broadcasting back to back and get people to come in and talk to an awkward tweed-covered middle aged person in front of a phone bank.
    • A pledge drive to raise money for the extended family has begun, he said.
    • Like all public radio listeners, I hate the pledge drives.
    • The decision by the station came in the midst of the station's fall pledge drive, and it appears to be costing the station contributions.
    • If I were a New Yorker I might just have to decline to support them during the next pledge drive.
 
 
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