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n. pant; garanti; bonde (schack); spelpjäs--------v. pantsätta, belåna; sätta i risk; slå vad* * *[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) pantsätta2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) bonde2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) bricka, redskap•- pawnshop
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pawn — I. /pɔn / (say pawn) verb (t) 1. to deposit as security, as for money borrowed: to pawn a watch. 2. to pledge or stake: I pawn my honour. –noun 3. state of being deposited or held as security: jewels in pawn. 4. something given or deposited as… …
pawn — Ⅰ. pawn [1] ► NOUN 1) a chess piece of the smallest size and value. 2) a person used by others for their own purposes. ORIGIN Old French poun, from Latin pedo foot soldier . Ⅱ. pawn [2] … English terms dictionary
pawn|ee — «p NEE», noun. the person with whom something is deposited as a pawn or security. Paw|nee «p NEE», noun, plural nee or nees, adjective. –n. 1. a member of an American Indian tribe that lived near the forks of the Platte River in Nebraska and… … Useful english dictionary
pawn|er — «P nuhr», noun. the owner of an article or articles in pawn as security … Useful english dictionary
pawn — noun Pawn is used before these nouns: ↑shop … Collocations dictionary
pawn|age — «P nihj», noun. the action or object of pawning … Useful english dictionary
pawn|bro|ker — «PN BROH kuhr», noun. a person who lends money at interest on articles that are left with him as security for the loan … Useful english dictionary
pawn|bro|king — «PN BROH kihng», noun, adjective. –n. the business of a pawnbroker. –adj. that carries on the business of a pawnbroker … Useful english dictionary
pawn|or — «P nuhr, p NR», noun. Law. pawner … Useful english dictionary
pawn|shop — «PN SHOP», noun. a pawnbroker s shop: »Pawnshops, so often the fences for concealing stolen goods, abound most in the precincts infamous for poverty and crime (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
pawn ticket — noun a pawnbroker s receipt for articles taken as security • Hypernyms: ↑receipt … Useful english dictionary
