pawn
verb (used with object)
to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker.
has pawned
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present perfectof pawn (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He, meanwhile, has pawned his timepiece to purchase a set of combs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The countess makes bequests of gems she has pawned, mistakes total strangers for lifetime friends.
From Time Magazine Archive
I mean to buy all the land Mr. Osborn has pawned.
From The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" by Harold Bindloss
But then what is the pledge which the public faith has pawned for the security of these debts?
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone
The Queen of the Belgians has pawned her jewels.
From Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front by Mary Roberts Rinehart
