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pawn

[pawn] / pɔn /


VERB
give as security for a loan
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They may turn to pawn transactions and other informal borrowing arrangements.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Guerrero also has visited pawn shops, hoping to find it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Blaming China for taking the deal we offered is like blaming the pawn shop for buying your watch.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also insisted Europe was "not a pawn, but a sovereign actor, with its own interests and values."

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

“That there’s mink. You should be able to pawn it for fifty, at least.”

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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