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Word: Pawn
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century (as a noun): from Old French pan ‘pledge, security’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pand and German Pfand
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɔːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent
Short Definition:deposit object with pawnbroker as security for money
Examples:- I pawned the necklace to cover the loan
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