Verpfändung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pawn verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
Senses
Verpfändung is used for these senses in English:
- hypothecation The use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc.
- pawn An instance of pawning something.
pawn — full definition
- verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
- noun The least valuable chess piece, which moves forward and captures diagonally.
- noun A person being used or manipulated by someone more powerful, for their own ends.