pawn

Words with a similar base: pawn

'pawn'

[pawn.n.01] as in: an article deposited as security

'pawn'

[instrument.n.03] as in: a person used by another to gain an end

'pawn'

[pawn.n.03] as in: (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

'pawn'

[pawn.n.04] as in: borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

'pawn'

[pawn.v.01] as in: leave as a guarantee in return for money

Examples:
pawn your grandfather's gold watch

Origins

					pawn (English)
└── pan (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))

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