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- pronunciation:
- pawn
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verb |
| inflections: |
pawns, pawning, pawned |
| definition: |
to leave with a lender of money to get a loan. In order to get the item back, the loan must be paid back.
After being out of work for several months, she had to pawn her valuable jewelry.- similar words:
- commit, pledge
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| related words: |
borrow |
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