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impawning

impawning is the present participle and gerund of impawn.

Meaning of impawn

Verb

impawn (third-person singular simple present impawns, present participle impawning, simple past and past participle impawned)

  1. (transitive) To place an item into pawn.
  2. (transitive) To pledge an item of value in return for a loan, or a trade for money.
    • He had to impawn everything he owned just to pay his rent.

Questions about impawning

What is impawning the present participle and gerund of?
Impawning is the present participle and gerund of impawn.

Words near impawning in the dictionary

  1. impavidly
  2. impavidness
  3. impaving
  4. impawn
  5. impawned
  6. impawning
  7. impawns
  8. IMPD
  9. impeach
  10. impeachability
  11. impeachable

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