as in pawned
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts
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In fact, jewelry remains the most frequently sold and pawned categories, according to a Canaccord survey of several EZCorp and FirstCash locations.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly stole a teenage boy’s phone — and then seemingly pawned it afterwards for cash.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
14 Jan. 2026
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The check had already been deposited.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some $4 billion was deposited into short-term government ETFs and another $5 billion went into intermediate-term funds, while $3 billion flowed out of long-term government bond ETFs, State Street said in a note Saturday.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Hocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hocked. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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