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Meaning of 'pawn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pawn [ n.]
- See Pan, the masticatory.
- A man or piece of the lowest rank.
- Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1.
- State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise.
- A stake hazarded in a wager.
2 . Pawn [ v. t.]
- To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch.
- To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.

Meaning of 'pawn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pawn [ v]
Meaning (1):
- leave as a guarantee in return for money
Example in sentence:
  • pawn your grandfather's gold watch

Nearby Words:

paw pawed pawing pawk pawky pawl pawnable pawnbroker pawnbroking pawned

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