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borrowing vs pawn

pawn vs borrowing

borrowing and pawn both are nouns.

borrowing is not a verb while pawn is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
borrowing Yes No No No
pawn Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pawn is a hyponym of borrowing; that is, pawn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than borrowing:
  • borrowing: obtaining funds from a lender
  • pawn: borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
borrowing (noun) pawn (noun)
obtaining funds from a lender borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
a person used by another to gain an end
an article deposited as security
borrowing (verb) pawn (verb)
leave as a guarantee in return for money
Difference between borrowing and pawn

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