Pawned
Definition
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.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Pawned
- Pledged
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Past participle of the verb 'amaneta', functionally stabilized as an independent descriptive adjective. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ma.ne.ˈtat] |
| Source | Handbook of Romanian Technical Terms and Morphological Paradigms |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Ceasul amanetat acum o lună riscă să fie scos la vânzare dacă nu achită dobânda acumulată.
EN: The watch pawned a month ago risks being put up for sale if he does not pay the accumulated interest.
RO: Fiecare obiect amanetat este depozitat într-un seif securizat cu alarmă și monitorizare video permanentă.
EN: Each pawned object is stored in a secure vault with alarms and permanent video monitoring.
RO: Din păcate, întregul patrimoniu al fabricii pare deja amanetat în contul datoriilor istorice.
EN: Unfortunately, the entire heritage of the factory already seems pawned against historical debts.
Idioms & Phrases
Inel amanetat / Pawned ring
RO: Bijuterie lăsată ca garanție fizică, reprezentând unul dintre cele mai frecvente obiecte de gaj.
EN: A piece of jewelry left as physical collateral, representing one of the most common pawned objects.
Bun amanetat / Pawned asset
RO: Proprietate mobiliară aflată temporar sub controlul creditorului până la rambursarea sumei împrumutate.
EN: Movable property temporarily under the creditor's control until the repayment of the borrowed sum.
Viitor amanetat / Pawned future
RO: Expresie metaforică ce desemnează o situație în care deciziile greșite din prezent distrug șansele de mai târziu.
EN: A metaphorical expression denoting a situation where wrong decisions in the present destroy later chances.
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