pawn
— Noun
– English
~ borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
pawn
— Noun
– English
~ (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
pawn
— Noun
– English
~ an article deposited as security
pawn
— Noun
– English
~ a person used by another to gain an end
pawn
— Verb
– English
~ leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
pawnbroker
— Noun
– English
~ a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security