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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Shortly after, the book was pawned to the Cistercian monks of the Sedlec Abbey in Bohemia.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025 -
Police later found that Geralds had pawned a gold herringbone necklace that matched one missing from the Pettibone home and had given the pair of sunglasses to a friend.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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Schwering said one man lost $900,000, all deposited into the shadowy crypto ATM at the corner.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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Some will pay via the form of gift cards, while others will pay you with funds deposited into your bank account.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Hocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hocked. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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