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Definition of pawner - 3 dictionary results

pawn

1  [pawn]
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–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.

Related forms:
pawn⋅a⋅ble, adjective
pawn⋅er  [paw-ner] , paw⋅nor  [paw-ner, -nawr] , noun

Synonyms:
4. pledge.
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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.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pawn
Function: transitive verb
: to put (personal or movable property) in pawn pawned it> —compare HYPOTHECATE —pawn·er /'po-n&r/ or paw·nor /same or po-'nor/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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