Antonyms for pawn
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : pawn |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɔn |
Definition of pawn
Origin :- "something left as security," late 15c. (mid-12c. as Anglo-Latin pandum), from Old French pan, pant "pledge, security," also "booty, plunder," perhaps from Frankish or some other Germanic source (cf. Old High German pfant, German Pfand, Middle Dutch pant, Old Frisian pand "pledge"), from West Germanic *panda, of unknown origin.
- The Old French word is identical to pan "cloth, piece of cloth," from Latin pannum (nominative pannus) "cloth, piece of cloth, garment" and Klein's sources feel this is the source of both the Old French and West Germanic words (perhaps on the notion of cloth used as a medium of exchange).
- noun security for a loan
- noun person who is a fool
- verb give as security for a loan
- The young man had no comprehension of the fact that he was only a pawn in the game.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I gave the man all my spare clothes in pawn, and walked away from his house.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Thus it is: My castle and my lands are in pawn for a debt that I owe.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- The Honourable George had lost; so I, his pawn, must also submit like a dead sport.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- You don't think me nice enough, do you, now that you've made me pawn all my dresses?
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- He sent me this morning to pawn my shawl and my chemises to pay for that cab.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Later she let things go altogether, selling her pawn tickets for cash.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Eight or ten minutes pass: he takes a pawn; she utters a little pooh!
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
- "I have the pawn tickets for my own clothes," said Dade, in a low tone.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
- Now, the locksmith never could have so much money, and he had no valuables to pawn.
- Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
Synonyms for pawn
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