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
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Recent Examples of pawned
There were 46 items in the safe, some of which Kisakye allegedly pawned and sold to feed a substantial gambling habit.
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Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
Testimony established that Garcia pawned the rings at a Cash America Pawn Shop and received $300.
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Gabriella Ybarra,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Mar. 2026
Others pawned jewelry to help pay their bills.
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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.
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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.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
14 Jan. 2026
Shortly after, the book was pawned to the Cistercian monks of the Sedlec Abbey in Bohemia.
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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.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
Investigators found jewelry with traces of Pettibone's blood that Geralds had pawned, records showed.
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Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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
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
Investigators found jewelry with traces of Pettibone's blood that Geralds had pawned, records showed.
—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pawned
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According to prosecutors, Eidleh deposited more than $5 million in fraud proceeds, kickbacks and bribes into accounts associated with shell companies in an effort to conceal the source of the money.
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About half of the newborns in the program received a $1,000 grant deposited in an Oklahoma 529 college savings account.
Verb
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Right now, these properties are not being resold or mortgaged.
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Bridges, also brought in before 2024-25, could frustrate Knicks supporters, mostly because team president Leon Rose mortgaged the future on him.
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“Pawned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawned. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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