empenhar — 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
empenhar is used for these senses in English:
- pawn (transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
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.