YMMV / Dwarf Fortress. 1  Anticlimax Boss: Forgotten beasts and titans made of fluid tend to be this, since they fall apart at the slightest touch. 2  Broken Base: The friendly teasing that occurs between tile users and ASCII users, or between those who prefer Adventure Mode to Fortress Mode, is occasionally mistaken for this.
In lending agreements, collateral is a borrower's pledge of specific property to a lender, to secure repayment of a loan.
pledge (plural pledges) A solemn promise to do something. Something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned. A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.