#pawned
- Pawned (archaic) — Having been left as a pledge or pawn under an old-style credit transaction; pawned, mortgaged according to commercial practices of past centuries. In a historical legal sense, the term describes the special status of a movable or immovable asset in the temporary possession of a creditor.
- Pawned — Having been delivered or left as collateral in a pawnshop or with a creditor to secure the repayment of a monetary loan; pledged. In an extended and figurative sense, it describes something of material or spiritual value (such as freedom, the future, or honor) that has been sacrificed or endangered for immediate gain.