Pawning
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pawning is a noun meaning The act by which something is pawned.
Meaning
The act by which something is pawned.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of pawn
Example Sentences
Her road had again seemed to stretch out endless, she imagined that there might be hundreds and hundreds of such things that Edward was concealing from her – that they might necessitate more mortgagings, more pawnings of bracelets, more and always more horrors.
Word Forms
- pawnings
Synonyms for pawning
Depending on context, synonyms include pawn.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pawnage, pignoration, redemption, pawnee, hock, borrowing.
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