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pawned

pawned is the simple past and past participle of pawn.

Meaning of pawn

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To pledge; to stake or wager.
  2. (transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
    • A certain, and probably an appreciable, proportion of his so-called money at call and short notice would consist of fortnightly advances made to members of the Stock Exchange against pawned stocks and shares.1904, Henry Warren, The Customer's Guide to Banking, page 7
    Synonyms:
    hock, lumber, pledge, spout, vamp

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Phrases with pawned

Questions about pawned

What is pawned the simple past and past participle of?
Pawned is the simple past and past participle of pawn.

Words near pawned in the dictionary

  1. pawnbrokering
  2. pawnbrokers
  3. pawnbrokery
  4. pawnbroking
  5. pawne
  6. pawned
  7. pawned off
  8. pawned off as
  9. pawnee
  10. Pawnee City
  11. Pawnee County

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