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pawn off

pawn off verb: to get rid of (something or someone unwanted) by transferring it to another.

Verb

pawn off (third-person singular simple present pawns off, present participle pawning off, simple past and past participle pawned off)

  1. (transitive) To get rid of (something or someone unwanted) by transferring it to another.
    • LeMaster was dealt to the even-lowlier Pittsburgh Pirates for a minor league pitcher. The Indians were so anxious to pawn him off on the Pirates that the club even paid Johnnie a $100,000 "assignment fee" to go to Pittsburgh.1987, Bruce Nash, Allan Zullo, The Baseball Hall of Shame 3, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 42

pawn off meaning in Urdu

pawn off in Urdu

چھٹکارہ پانا, نجات حاصل کرنا

Forms of pawn off

third-person singular presentpawns off
present participlepawning off
past participlepawned off
pastpawned off

Questions about pawn off

What does pawn off mean?
Pawn off means to get rid of (something or someone unwanted) by transferring it to another.
What is pawn off in Urdu?
Pawn off in Urdu is چھٹکارہ پانا, نجات حاصل کرنا. See Pawn off meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is pawn off?
Pawn off is a verb.
What is the past tense of pawn off?
The past tense of pawn off is pawned off.

Words near pawn off in the dictionary

  1. pawn cube
  2. pawn cubes
  3. pawn grabbing
  4. pawn island
  5. pawn islands
  6. pawn off
  7. pawn off as
  8. pawn race
  9. pawn races
  10. pawn shop
  11. pawn shops

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