pawned
past simple and past participle ofpawn
pawn
verb[T]
uk/pɔːn/us/pɑːn/toleaveapossessionwith apawnbroker, who gives youmoneyfor it and cansellit if themoneyis notpaidback within acertaintime:
Of allitemspawned,jewelleryis the mostcommon.
Synonym
hockinformal
Buying & selling - general words
- all-you-can-eat
- anti-consumer
- anti-dumping
- back order
- barter
- bottom
- dealership
- desk research
- ebay
- first refusal
- full-service
- handle
- rewards card
- sanctions-busting
- sealed-bid
- self-service
- shill
- stretch
- trading
- treat
Examplesofpawned
pawned
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Figure 1 provides an analysis of thepawnedclothing entered in the ledgers from 1667 to 1671.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He also initiated a process of restitution of royal properties, previouslypawnedor rented to the nobles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its first and primary lending strategy is microloans secured throughpawnedobjects.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The 13 mainpawnedsettlements did not form a continuous territory.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It provided financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans secured withpawneditems.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the loan is not paid (or extended, if applicable) within the time period, thepawneditem will be offered for sale by the pawnbroker.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a side business, they often bought and soldpawnedgoods.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If a borrower wanted to regain hispawneditem, he would have to return the receipt to the massaro.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most of thepawneditems are jewelry and watches but the institution will also take a variety of objects such as cars, domestic appliances and even sheets and linens.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The narrator could see that she was in a dire financial situation, and he often gave her much more for herpawneditems than they were reasonably worth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He instituted several montes pietatis (literally, mountains of piety: nonprofit credit organizations that lent money at very low rates onpawnedobjects), and preached in all the greater cities.
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