verb
- past tense and past participle of impawn; to pledge or deposit as security; to pawn.
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- He impawned his family heirloom to raise money for the voyage.
- The merchant impawned his goods to secure a loan from the banker.
- She impawned her jewelry in desperation during the financial crisis.
- The nobleman impawned his lands to pay his debts.
- They impawned their valuables rather than sell them outright.