as in pawned
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts
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Testimony established that Garcia pawned the rings at a Cash America Pawn Shop and received $300.—
Gabriella Ybarra,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Others pawned jewelry to help pay their bills.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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After being deposited in orbit by a launch vehicle, Winnebago uses its own propulsion to maneuver into the right attitude.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Every fiat dollar, euro or Swiss franc deposited into a Swiss IBAN issued by UR is mirrored one-to-one as an on-chain tokenized deposit.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Hocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hocked. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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