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Definition of pawnage - 2 dictionary results

pawn⋅age

  [paw-nij]
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–noun
the act of pawning.
Origin:
1615–25; pawn 1 + -age
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pawn 1   (pôn)   
n.  

  1. Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty.

  2. The condition of being held as a pledge against the payment of a loan: jewels in pawn.

  3. A person serving as security; a hostage.

  4. The act of pawning.

tr.v.   pawned, pawn·ing, pawns

  1. To give or deposit (personal property) as security for the payment of money borrowed.

  2. To risk; hazard: pawn one's honor.

Phrasal Verb(s):
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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