to redeem from pawn

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• Pawn — Pawn, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See {Pane}.] 1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See {Pledge}, n., 1. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pawn ticket — Pawn Pawn, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See {Pane}.] 1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See {Pledge}, n., 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• At pawn — Pawn Pawn, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See {Pane}.] 1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See {Pledge}, n., 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• In pawn — Pawn Pawn, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See {Pane}.] 1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See {Pledge}, n., 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• redeem — verb 1) redeeming sinners Syn: save, deliver from sin, absolve 2) Billy redeemed his drums from the pawnbrokers Syn: retrieve, regain, recover, get back, reclaim, repossess, buy back 3) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• rescue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. liberate, set free, deliver, save; recover, reclaim. See liberation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of rescuing] Syn. deliverance, saving, release, extrication, liberation, ransom, redemption,… …   English dictionary for students

• Mount of piety — See also: Montepío (disambiguation) A mount of piety was an institutional pawnbroker run as a charity in Europe from the later Middle Ages times to the 20th century, more often referred to in English by the relevant local term , such as monte di… …   Wikipedia

• rescue — vb Rescue, deliver, redeem, ransom, reclaim, save are comparable when they mean to free a person or thing from confinement, danger of death or destruction, or a serious evil. One rescues a person who is in imminent danger (as of death, of capture …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Mont de Piété — Definition= Both the Italian term monte di pietà and the French term mont de piété translate into English as mount of piety. This fifteenth century institution originated in Italy and was developed in cities as a reform against money lending.… …   Wikipedia

• Monte di Pietà — The Monte di Pietà were the first pawnbrokers in Europe.DefinitionBoth the Italian term monte di pietà and the French term mont de piété translate into English as mount of piety. The first institution was started in 1361 by the Bishop of London,… …   Wikipedia

• rescue — [res′kyo͞o] vt. rescued, rescuing [ME rescuen < OFr rescourre < re , again + escorre, to shake, move < L excutere, to shake off, drive away < ex , off + quatere, to shake: see QUASH2] 1. to free or save from danger, imprisonment, evil …   English World dictionary