Definition
impawn
verb
- to give or deposit as security for a loan; to pledge or pawn
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- He was forced to impawn his family's heirlooms to pay off his debts.
- The merchant would impawn his goods to secure credit from the banker.
- Rather than sell the land outright, she chose to impawn it temporarily.
- In times of hardship, many families had to impawn their valuables.
- The contract allowed him to impawn his property as collateral for the loan.