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Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of PAWN is one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank. How to use pawn in a sentence.
left with a pawnbroker (= someone who lends money in exchange for valuable possessions): If a pawn shop loans $50 on a gold necklace, they might charge $5 to keep the necklace in pawn for each month. out of pawn. no longer with a pawnbroker (= someone who lends money in exchange for valuable possessions):
Charges and Appraisal Rate. Cebuana Lhuillier assures highest appraisal and security for pawned items. Advance interest will be charged four pesos (Php4 ) for every Php100 loan amount.
to deposit (an article) as security for the repayment of a loan, esp from a pawnbroker. to stake. to pawn one's honour. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.
To pawn something is to use it as collateral when you're borrowing money. When you pawn a necklace at a pawn shop, you get cash in exchange for it with the understanding that you can buy it back later. The benefit when you pawn something is getting cash immediately.
pawn. (pɔːn) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense pawns, present participle pawning, past tense, past participle pawned. 1.verb. If you pawn something that you own, you leave it with a pawnbroker, who gives you money for it and who can sell it if you do not pay back the money before a certain time.
He tried to pawn off science fiction as truth. PAWN meaning: 1 : one of the eight small pieces that have the least value in the game of chess; 2 : a person or group that does not have much power and that is controlled by a more powerful person or group usually + in.
Definition of pawn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PAWN definition: 1. in the game of chess, the smallest piece and the one that has the lowest value 2. someone who…. Learn more.
