Pawn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an article deposited as security

a person used by another to gain an end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔːn/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔːn/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɔːn/.

Examples

pawn your grandfather's gold watch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hock cat's-paw instrument soak

Parts of Speech

noun	an article deposited as security
noun	a person used by another to gain an end
noun	(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
noun	borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
verb	leave as a guarantee in return for money “pawn your grandfather's gold watch”

Word Forms

pawn	verb	leave as a guarantee in return for money
pawn	noun	borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
hock	noun	tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bauer

eine als Sicherheit hinterlegte Sache

🇫🇷French

pion

un article déposé en garantie

🇪🇸Spanish

empeñar

un artículo depositado como garantía

🇮🇹Italian

impegnare

un articolo depositato a titolo di cauzione

🇳🇱Dutch

pion

een artikel dat als zekerheid is gedeponeerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

penhor

um artigo depositado como garantia

🇷🇺Russian

пешка

предмет, депонированный в качестве обеспечения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोहरा

सुरक्षा के रूप में जमा किया गया एक लेख

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যান

নিরাপত্তা হিসাবে জমা একটি নিবন্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

சிப்பாய்

பத்திரமாக டெபாசிட் செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு கட்டுரை

🇮🇳Telugu

బంటు

ఒక వ్యాసం భద్రతగా జమ చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

मोहरा

सुरक्षा म्हणून जमा केलेला लेख

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્યાદુ

સિક્યોરિટી તરીકે જમા કરાયેલ લેખ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಿರವಿ

ಒಂದು ಲೇಖನವನ್ನು ಭದ್ರತೆಯಾಗಿ ಠೇವಣಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പണയം

സെക്യൂരിറ്റിയായി നിക്ഷേപിച്ച ഒരു ലേഖനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਹਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਲੇਖ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਮ੍ਹਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیادہ

سیکیورٹی کے طور پر جمع کردہ ایک مضمون

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

典当

作为担保存入的物品

🇯🇵Japanese

ポーン

担保として預けられた物品

🇰🇷Korean

폰

담보로 기탁된 물건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con tốt

một bài viết được ký gửi làm bảo đảm

🇹🇭Thai

จำนำ

บทความฝากไว้เป็นหลักประกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bidak

sebuah artikel yang disimpan sebagai jaminan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakasangla

isang artikulo na idineposito bilang seguridad

🇲🇾Malay

gadai

artikel yang disimpan sebagai jaminan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيدق

مقال أودعت كضمان

🇮🇷Persian

پیاده

مقاله ای که به عنوان امنیت سپرده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

piyon

teminat olarak yatırılan bir makale

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְמַשְׁכֵּן

פריט שהופקד כערובה

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