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pawn ¹  (pôn)

n.

1. Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty.

2. The condition of being held as a pledge against the payment of a loan: jewels in pawn.

3. A person serving as security; a hostage.

4. The act of pawning.

tr.v. pawned, pawn·ing, pawns

1. To give or deposit (personal property) as security for the payment of money borrowed.

2. To risk; hazard: pawn one's honor.

Phrasal Verb:

pawn off

To dispose or get rid of deceptively: tried to pawn off the fake gemstone as a diamond.

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[Middle English paun, from Old French pan, of Germanic origin .]

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pawna·ble adj.

pawnage n.

pawner (pônr), pawnor (-nôr) n.

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pawn ¹

Verb

1. to deposit (an article) as security for money borrowed

2. to stake or risk: I will pawn my honour on this matter

Noun

1. an article deposited as security

2. the condition of being so deposited: in pawn [Old French pan security]

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pawn ²

Noun

1. a chessman of the lowest value, usually able to move only one square forward at a time

2. a person or thing manipulated by someone else: our city is just a pawn in their power games [Anglo-Norman poun, from Medieval Latin pedo infantryman]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pawn - an article deposited as security pledge - a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge"
	2.	pawn - a person used by another to gain an end cat's-paw, instrument assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
	3.	pawn - (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king chess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
	4.	pawn - borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan borrowing - obtaining funds from a lender
Verb	1.	pawn - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" hock, soak commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

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pawn ¹

verb hock, (informal), chiefly U.S. pop Brit. (informal) stake, mortgage, deposit, pledge, hazard, wager

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pawn ²

noun tool, instrument, toy, creature, puppet, dupe, stooge (slang) plaything, cat's-paw

Translations

pawn [pɔːn] n (CHESS) → peón m;

(fig) → instrumento

vt → empeñar

pawn [pɔːn] n → gage m;

(Chess), (also fig) → pion m

vt → mettre en gage

pawn [pɔːn] n (Chess) → Bauer m (fig); Schachfigur f

vt → versetzen

pawn [pɔːn] n → pegno;

(CHESS) → pedone m;

(fig) → pedina

vt → dare in pegno

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pawn

v pawn [poːn]

to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back) I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill. verpand يَرْهِنُ залагам zastavit pantsætte versetzen βάζω ενέχυρο empeñar pantima گرو گذاشتن pantata mettre en gage לְמַשכֵּן बंधक या रेहन रखना, आधि रखना založiti,obvezati se zálogba ad menggadaikan veðsetja, pantsetja impegnare, dare in pegno 質に入れる 전당잡히다 užstatyti ieķīlāt menggadaikan verpanden pantsette zastawić empenhar a amaneta закладывать založiť, dať ako záloh zastaviti dati u zalog pantsätta จำนำ rehin vermek 抵押 закладати, віддавати в заставу گروي رکھنا، رہن رکھنا đem cầm đồ 抵押

n

1 in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank. pion عَسْكَري أوبيْدَق في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْج пешка pěšec bonde der Bauer πιόνι peón ettur سرباز sotilas pion חַיָל प्यादा pješak, pijun gyalog pion peð pedone 歩 ?체스? 졸(卒) pėstininkas bandinieks bidak pion bonde pionek peão pion пешка pešiak kmet pešak bonde เบี้ยหมากรุก piyon (象棋中的)卒 пішак شطرنج کا پيادہ con tốt （象棋中的）卒

2 a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc She was a pawn in his ambitious plans. pion, speelstuk رَهينَه في يَد، شَخْص يُسْتَعْمَل لمَصْلَحة شَخْصٍ آخر пионка figurka brik die Schachfigur πιόνι (μτφ.) marioneta, títere ettur آلت دست välikappale jouet כְּלִי שָׁרֵת प्यादा obična fugura,pijun zálog; eszköz pion peð, leiksoppur pedina 手先 (남의) 앞잡이 marionetė, pastumdėlis marionete; pakalpiņš menjadi alat pion brikke pionek joguete unealtă пешка, орудие в чьих-л. руках figúrka figura pion bricka, redskap คนถูกเอาเปรียบ maşa, piyon 人質 пішак کٹھ پتلي quân tốt 人质

n ˈpawnbroker

a person who lends money in exchange for pawned articles. pandjiehandelaar مُسْتَرْهِن، مُرابٍ صَغير съдържател на заложна къща zastavárník pantelåner der/die Pfandleiher(in) ενεχυροδανειστής prestamista pandimajapidaja گرو گیر؛ وام ده panttilainaaja prêteur/-euse sur gages מַשׁכּוֹנַאי रेहनदार, साहूकार, गिरवी दलाल vlansik zalogajnice zálogkölcsönző pemilik rumah gadai veðlánari (prestatore su pegno) 質屋 전당포 주인 lombardininkas augļotājs pemegang pajak gadai pandjesbaas pantelåner, `onkel` lichwiarz penhorista cămătar ростовщик záložník lastnik zastavljalnice vlasnik zalagaonice pantlånare นายหน้าเงินกู้ tefeci, rehinci 當鋪老板 лихвар ساہوکار chủ hiệu cầm đồ 当铺老板

n ˈpawnshop

a pawnbroker's place of business. pandwinkel مَرْهَن، مَحَل الرُّهونات заложна къща zastavárna pantelåner das Pfandhaus ενεχυροδανειστήριο casa de empeños, monte de piedad pandimaja مغازه کارگشایی و گروبرداری panttilainaamo maison de prêt sur gages בֵּית-עֲבוֹט गिरवी की दुकान zalogajnica zálogház rumah gadai skrifstofa veðlánara (agenzia di prestiti su pegno) 質屋 전당포 lombardas lombards kedai pajak gadai pandjeshuis pantelåner(forretning) lombard casa de penhores casă de împrumut ломбард záložňa zastavljalnica zalagaonica pantbank โรงรับจำนำ rehinci dükkânı 當鋪 ломбард گروي رکھنے کي دکان hiệu cầm đồ 当铺

in pawn

having been pawned His watch is in pawn. verpand مَرْهون заложен v zástavě pantet versetzt που έχει μπει ως ενέχυρο en prenda pandis در گرو olla pantattuna en gage מְמוּשכַּן गिरवी पर रखी गई कोई चीज u zalogu, založiti zálogban sedang digadaikan veðsettur in pegno 質に入った užstatytas ieķīlāts digadaikan in pand pantsatt, i stampen zastawiony, w zastawie empenhado amanetat заложенный v zálohe zastavljen dat na zalog pantsatt ติดจำนำ rehinde, rehine verilmiş 當出 в заставі گروي پر، مرہون bị đem đi cầm 当出