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pawnest

pawnest is the second-person singular simple present indicative 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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Origin of pawnest

pawn + -est

Questions about pawnest

What is pawnest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pawnest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of pawn.

Words near pawnest in the dictionary

  1. Pawnee Rock
  2. pawnees
  3. pawner
  4. pawners
  5. pawnes
  6. pawnest
  7. pawneth
  8. pawnie
  9. pawnies
  10. pawning
  11. pawning off

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