pawn

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, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German pfant.]

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pawn′a·ble adj.

pawn′age n.

pawn′er (pô′nər), paw′nor′ (-nôr′) n.

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pawn ²

 (pôn)

n.

1. Abbr. P Games A chess piece of lowest value that may move forward one square at a time or two squares in the first move, capture other pieces only on a one-space diagonal forward move, and be promoted to any piece other than a king upon reaching the eighth rank.

2. A person or an entity used to further the purposes of another: an underdeveloped nation that was a pawn in international politics.

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[Middle English, from Old French pedon, paon, from Medieval Latin pedō, pedōn-, foot soldier, from Late Latin, one who has broad, splayed feet, from Latin pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

pawn

(pɔːn)

vb (tr)

1. (Banking & Finance) to deposit (an article) as security for the repayment of a loan, esp from a pawnbroker

2. to stake: to pawn one's honour.

n

3. (Banking & Finance) an article deposited as security

4. (Banking & Finance) the condition of being so deposited (esp in the phrase in pawn)

5. a person or thing that is held as a security, esp a hostage

6. (Banking & Finance) the act of pawning

[C15: from Old French pan security, from Latin pannus cloth, apparently because clothing was often left as a surety; compare Middle Flemish paen pawn, German Pfand pledge]

ˈpawnage n

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pawn

(pɔːn)

n

1. (Chess & Draughts) a chessman of the lowest theoretical value, limited to forward moves of one square at a time with the option of two squares on its initial move: it captures with a diagonal move only. Abbreviation: P Compare piece¹²

2. a person, group, etc, manipulated by another

[C14: from Anglo-Norman poun, from Old French pehon, from Medieval Latin pedō infantryman, from Latin pēs foot]

pawn¹

(pɔn)

v.t.

1. to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, esp. with a pawnbroker.

2. to pledge; stake; risk: to pawn one's life.

n.

3. the state of being pawned: jewels in pawn.

4. something that is pawned.

5. a person serving as security; hostage.

6. the act of pawning.

[1490–1500; < Middle French pan; Old French pan(d), pant, appar. < West Germanic; compare Old Frisian pand, Old Saxon, Middle Dutch pant, German Pfand]

pawn′a•ble, adj.

pawn•er (ˈpɔ nər) paw′nor (-nər, -nɔr) n.

pawn²

(pɔn)

n.

1. one of eight chess pieces of one color and of the lowest value, usu. moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally.

2. someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes.

[1325–75; Middle English poun < Anglo-French; Middle French poon, paon, earlier pe(h)on literally, walker; see peon¹]

pawn

Past participle: pawned
Gerund: pawning

Imperative

pawn

pawn

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"

pawn

¹

verb hock (informal, chiefly U.S.), pop (Brit. informal), stake, mortgage, deposit, pledge, hazard, wager He pawned his wedding ring.

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pawn

²

noun tool, instrument, toy, creature, puppet, dupe, stooge (slang), plaything, cat's-paw He is being used as a political pawn by the President.

pawn ¹

noun

Something given to guarantee the repayment of a loan or the fulfillment of an obligation:

earnest, guaranty, pledge, security, token, warrant.

verb

To give or deposit as a pawn:

hypothecate, mortgage, pledge.

Slang: hock.

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pawn ²

noun

A person used or controlled by others:

cat's-paw, dupe, instrument, puppet, stooge, tool.

Translations

يَرْهِنُ

pěšeczastavitfigurka

bondebrikpantsætte

BauerPfandSchachfigurverpfändenversetzen

πιόνι

garantipruntejolombardejopeono

casa de empeñosempeñarpeón

ettur

سرباز

pelinappulasotilas

pionmettre en gageoccasion

בית עבוטחיילחנות משכונות

pješak

gyalogzálogba ad

peîpeî, leiksoppurveîsetja, pantsetja

pedonepedinagaranzia pegnoimpegnarein pegno

lombardaslombardininkaspastumdėlisužstatyti

bandinieksieķīlātmarionete

pandpionverpanden

bondepantsettebrikkepantpantelåner

pionek

peãotopatudo

a amaneta

пешка

pešiak

kmet

bonde

maşapiyonrehin vermek

人质抵押象棋中的卒

pawn

¹ [pɔːn] N (Chess) → peón m (fig) → instrumento m
they simply used me as a pawn → se aprovecharon de mí como mero instrumento
he was just a pawn in their game → era sólo un títere en sus manos

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pawn

² [pɔːn]

A. N to be in pawn → estar en prenda, estar empeñado
the country is in pawn to foreigners → el país está empeñado a extranjeros
to leave or put sth in pawn → dejar algo en prenda, empeñar algo

B. VT → empeñar

C. CPD pawn ticket N → papeleta f de empeño

pawn

[ˈpɔːn]

n

(in chess) → gage m

(= person) → pion m
a political pawn → un pion sur l'échiquier politique

vt → mettre en gage

pawn

:

pawnbroker

n → Pfandleiher(in) m(f)

pawnbroker’s (shop), pawnshop

n → Pfandhaus nt, → Leihhaus nt

pawn ticket

n → Pfandschein m, → Leihschein m

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pawn

¹

n (Chess) → Bauer m; (fig) → Schachfigur f

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pawn

²

n (= security) → Pfand nt; in pawn → verpfändet, versetzt; to leave or put something in pawn → etw versetzen or auf die Pfandleihe or ins Leihhaus bringen; the company is in pawn to foreigners → das Unternehmen ist an ausländische Kapitalgeber verpfändet

vt → verpfänden, versetzen

pawn

¹ [pɔːn] n (Chess) → pedone m (fig) → pedina
to be sb's pawn → lasciarsi manovrare da qn

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pawn

² [pɔːn]

1. n in pawn → impegnato/a al monte di pietà; (article pledged) → pegno
to leave or put sth in pawn → impegnare qc

2. vt → impegnare, dare in pegno

pawn

(poːn) verb

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 penhorar zastavit versetzen pantsætte 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 저당 잡히다 užstatyti ieķīlāt menggadaikan verpandenpantsettezastawić دشطرنج ګوټك ( پياده ): ګرو،برمته empenhar a amaneta закладывать založiť, dať ako záloh zastaviti dati u zalog pantsätta จำนำ rehin vermek 押 закладати, віддавати в заставу گروي رکھنا، رہن رکھنا đem cầm đồ 抵押

noun

1. in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank. pion عَسْكَري أوبيْدَق في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْج пешка peão pěšec der Bauer bonde πιόνιpeón ettur سرباز sotamies pionחיל प्यादा pješak, pijun gyalog pion peð pedone 歩 졸(卒) pėstininkas bandinieks bidak pionbondepionek سر تیری 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 joguete figurka die Schachfigur brik πιόνιmarioneta, títere ettur آلت دست pelinappula jouet כְּלִי שָׁרֵת प्यादा obična fugura, pijun zálog; eszköz pion peð, leiksoppur pedina 手先 (남의)앞잡이 marionetė, pastumdėlis marionete; pakalpiņš menjadi alat pionbrikkepionek د لاس آله 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

ˈpawnbroker noun

a person who lends money in exchange for pawned articles. pandjiehandelaar مُسْتَرْهِن، مُرابٍ صَغير съдържател на заложна къща penhorista zastavárník der/die Pfandleiher(in) pantelåner ενεχυροδανειστήςprestamista 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 전당포주인 lombardininkas augļotājs pemegang pajak gadai pandjesbaaspantelåner, `onkel` lichwiarz ګروى وال،ګروونكى 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

ˈpawnshop noun

a pawnbroker's place of business. pandwinkel مَرْهَن، مَحَل الرُّهونات заложна къща casa de penhores zastavárna das Pfandhaus pantelåner 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 pandjeshuispantelåner lombard دپور وركوونكى دكان، دګروونكى هټى 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 penhorado v zástavě versetzt pantet που έχει μπει ως ενέχυρο en prenda pandis در گرو pantattu en gageממושכן गिरवी पर रखी गई कोई चीज u zalogu, založiti zálogban sedang digadaikan veðsettur in pegno 質に入った 저당 잡혀 užstatytas ieķīlāts digadaikan in pand pantsatt, i stampen zastawiony, w zastawie په ګرو کی empenhado amanetat заложенный v zálohe zastavljen dat na zalog pantsatt ติดจำนำ rehinde, rehine verilmiş 押出典當中 в заставі گروي پر، مرہون bị đem đi cầm 当出，抵押出去