Pawn (Verb)
Meaning
Leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She decided to pawn her grandmother's antique ring to cover the medical expenses.
- Due to financial difficulties, he had to pawn his father's expensive camera equipment.
- The struggling musician pawned his guitar to pay the rent for the month.
- In desperation, she went to the pawn shop to pawn her mother's diamond necklace.
- To pay for college tuition, he reluctantly chose to pawn his late grandfather's gold watch.