Synonyms of pawned

pawned

verb

past tense of pawn

as in deposited

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan

he pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposited
• hocked
• mortgaged
• pledged
• bonded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• won (back)
• bought (back)
• redeemed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pawned

Anderson then pawned Larice’s phone at a Walmart located at 3200 NW 79th Street via a kiosk owned by ecoATM. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

At one point, the family pawned the title to their car to help keep his dream alive. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 June 2026

There were 46 items in the safe, some of which Kisakye allegedly pawned and sold to feed a substantial gambling habit. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026

Testimony established that Garcia pawned the rings at a Cash America Pawn Shop and received $300. — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026

Others pawned jewelry to help pay their bills. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

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

Shortly after, the book was pawned to the Cistercian monks of the Sedlec Abbey in Bohemia. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025