Pawn

"Pawn" in German

Bauer

(chess piece)

Leihhaus

((rare) type of shop — see also pawnshop)

Pfand

(item sold to a pawn shop)

Pfandhaus

((rare) type of shop — see also pawnshop)

Pfandleiher

((rare) type of shop — see also pawnshop)

Schachfigur

(someone who is being manipulated)

Verpfändung

(instance of pawning something)

Versatzstück

(item sold to a pawn shop)

verpfänden

(give as security for loan)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.