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pawned off

pawned off is the simple past and past participle of pawn off.

Meaning of pawn off

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

Questions about pawned off

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

Words near pawned off in the dictionary

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

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