pawn

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (uncountable) The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
2. (countable, uncountable) An instance of pawning something.
3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.
4. (countable, rare, uncountable) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.

Verb

1. (transitive) To pledge; to stake or wager.
2. (transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.

Verb

Alternative form of pwn.

Concepts

pion

mettre en gage

gage

engager

soldat

emprunter sur gages

nantissement

occasion

outil

parier

gager

mettre au clou

prêt sur gage

fantoche

gagner

instrument

marionnette

mont-de-piété

Synonymes

pledge

mortgage

hock

security

hypothecate

soldier

soak

man

👨

instrument

gage

deposit

collateral

guarantee

escort

pawning

piece

hostage

cat’s-paw

bail

law

impawn

jack

lay

manage

man-at-arms

peacock

🦚

pop

press

prisoner

put

rule

serviceman

set

spout

stake

start

statute

sweat

😓

take up

tie

warrant

warrior

win

cat’s paw

chess-man

put in pawn

borrow money

give in pledge

arrest

bargaining chip

Traductions

peón

Bauer

🧑‍🌾

pedone

pion

πιόνι

impegnare

pedina

peão

piyon

peó

ενέχυρο

verpanden

verpfänden

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɔːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: pown

Appartenant à moyen néerlandais: pant

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: pfant

In summary

From Middle English paun, pawyn, pawnd, from Old French pan, pant (“pledge for a payment”), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *pand (“deposit, security, pledge”), further origin uncertain. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Pound (“deposit, pledge, pawn”), West Frisian pân (“pawn”), Dutch pand (“pledge, pawn”), German Low German Pand (“deposit, pledge, pawn”), German Pfand (“deposit, pledge, pawn”), Swedish pant (“pledge, pawn”), Faroese pantur (“security, lien”), Icelandic pantur (“pledge, security, pawn”).