impawn

im·pawn

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [im-pawn]
- /ɪmˈpɔn/
- /ɪm.ˈpɔːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [im-pawn]
- /ɪmˈpɔn/

Definitions of impawn word

verb with object impawn to put in pawn; pledge. 1
noun impawn (transitive) to place an item into pawn. 1
verb impawn to pawn 0
verb impawn (Transitive Verb) to pledge an item of value in return for a loan, or a trade for money. 0

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Origin of impawn

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; im-1 + pawn1

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Parts of speech for Impawn

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Impawn

impawn popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Antonyms for impawn

verb impawn

pawn — to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch.

Just one Antonym for impawn