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pawn
1
[pawn] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, esp. with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch. |
| 2. | to pledge; stake; risk: to pawn one's life. |
–noun
| 3. | the state of being deposited or held as security, esp. with or by a pawnbroker: jewels in pawn. |
| 4. | something given or deposited as security, as for money borrowed. |
| 5. | a person serving as security; hostage. |
| 6. | the act of pawning. |
Origin:
1490–1500; (n.) < MF pan; OF pan(d), pant, appar. < WGmc; cf. OFris pand, OS, MD pant, G Pfand; (v.) deriv. of the n.
1490–1500; (n.) < MF pan; OF pan(d), pant, appar. < WGmc; cf. OFris pand, OS, MD pant, G Pfand; (v.) deriv. of the n.
Related forms:
pawn⋅a⋅ble, adjective
pawn⋅er [paw-ner] , paw⋅nor [paw-ner, -nawr] , noun
[paw-ner] , paw⋅nor [paw-ner, -nawr] , noun Synonyms:
4. pledge.
4. pledge.
pawn
2 [pawn] –noun
| 1. | Chess. one of eight men of one color and of the lowest value, usually moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally. |
| 2. | someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes. |
Origin:
1325–75; ME poun < AF, equiv. to MF poon, var. of paon, earlier pe(h)on lit., walker; see peon 1
1325–75; ME poun < AF, equiv. to MF poon, var. of paon, earlier pe(h)on lit., walker; see peon 1
Synonyms:
2. puppet, tool, dupe.
2. puppet, tool, dupe.
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| pawn 1 (pôn) n.
pawn offTo dispose or get rid of deceptively: tried to pawn off the fake gemstone as a diamond. [Middle English paun, from Old French pan, of Germanic origin .] pawn'a·ble adj., pawn'age n., pawn'er (pô'nər), paw'nor' (-nôr') n. |
| pawn 2 (pôn) n.
[Middle English, from Old French pedon, paon, from Medieval Latin pedō, pedōn-, foot soldier, from Late Latin, one who has wide feet, from Latin pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Pawn
Pawn\, n. See Pan, the masticatory.Pawn
Pawn\, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See Pane.]1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1. As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not take pawns without use [i. e., interest]. --Bacon. 2. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise. [R.] Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd crown. --Shak. As the morning dew is a pawn of the evening fatness. --Donne. 3. A stake hazarded in a wager. [Poetic] My life I never held but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies. --Shak. In pawn, At pawn, in the state of being pledged. "Sweet wife, my honor is at pawn." --Shak. Pawn ticket, a receipt given by the pawnbroker for an article pledged.Pawn
Pawn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pawning.]1. To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch. And pawned the last remaining piece of plate. --Dryden. 2. To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard. Pawning his honor to obtain his lust. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : Pawn
Spanish:
empeñar,
German:
versetzen,
Japanese:
質に入れる
pawn (1)
"something left as security," 1496 (c.1145 as Anglo-L. pandum), from O.Fr. pan, pant "pledge, security," also "booty, plunder," perhaps from Frank. (cf. O.H.G. pfant, Ger. Pfand, M.Du. pant, O.Fris. pand "pledge"), from W.Gmc. *panda, of unknown origin. The O.Fr. word is identical to pan "cloth, piece of cloth," from L. pannem (nom. pannus) "piece of cloth," and some feel this is the source of both the O.Fr. and W.Gmc. words (perhaps on the notion of cloth used as a medium of exchange). The verb is first attested 1567, from the noun. Pawnbroker is from 1687; pawn-shop is from 1849.
pawn (2)
"lowly chess piece," 1369, from Anglo-Fr. poun, O.Fr. peon, earlier pehon, from M.L. pedonem "foot soldier," from L.L. pedonem (nom. pedo) "one going on foot," from L. pes (gen. pedis) "foot" (see foot). The chess sense was in O.Fr. by 13c. Fig. use, of persons, is from 1589.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pawn
Pronunciation: 'pon
Function: noun
1 a : a pledge and transfer of possession of movable or personal property to a creditor which gives the creditor the privilege of satisfying the debt from the property (as by selling it) if the debt is not repaid within a specified time; also : the property pledged
2 : the act of pawning
Main Entry: pawn
Function: transitive verb
: to put (personal or movable property) in pawn
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