pant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
- mortgage noun A loan used to buy property, where the property itself is used as security for the debt.
- pawn verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
- pledge verb To make a solemn promise to do something.
Senses
pant is used for these senses in English:
- deposit A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
- mortgage (legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.
- pawn (rare) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
- pledge (law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
deposit — full definition
- noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
- noun A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
- verb To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.
mortgage — full definition
- noun A loan used to buy property, where the property itself is used as security for the debt.
- verb To borrow money against a property, or to risk something valuable in order to get an immediate benefit.