as in depositing
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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Pass Them Down Friends, family, and neighbors might be happy to receive hand-me-downs in good condition, just be sure to check with them before depositing a storage boxful on their porch.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026 -
Glenda Mooneyham, a South Carolina widow in her 70s, was duped into depositing $30,000 in a Bitcoin Depot ATM inside a Circle K in November 2023.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
17 Dec. 2025
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The page gave a deep snort, hocking a chartreuse wad against the root of the nightingale’s birch.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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Shein is far from the first online retailer to run into trouble with third-party vendors hocking controversial wares or flouting policy standards.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Second and third mortgaging the house.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Pawning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawning. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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