Pawn
Definition
A form of movable property security whereby a debtor delivers a movable asset (valuables, jewelry, electronics) to a creditor to secure the repayment of a debt or to obtain a short-term cash loan. By extension, the term designates the commercial institution or specialized shop (pawnshop) that grants these loans based on the appraisal of the pledged goods.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Pawn
- Pledge
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, regular structural plural variations and standard functional case inflections. |
| Formation | Historical loanword from Turkish 'emanet', structurally adapted to standard Romanian morphology. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ma.ˈnet] |
| Source | Glossary of Traditional Commercial Terms and Romanian Civil Code |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Pentru a achita taxa urgentă, el a lăsat ceasul de aur drept amanet până la primirea salariului.
EN: To pay the urgent fee, he left his gold watch as a pawn until he received his salary.
RO: Contractul de amanet prevede în mod clar termenul de restituire și dobânda acumulată pe zi.
EN: The pawn contract clearly specifies the return deadline and the interest accumulated per day.
RO: O nouă casă de amanet s-a deschis recent în centrul vechi al orașului.
EN: A new pawnshop has recently opened in the old town center.
Idioms & Phrases
Casă de amanet / Pawnshop
RO: Instituție financiară nebancară care oferă împrumuturi rapide în schimbul unor bunuri mobile lăsate ca garanție.
EN: A non-banking financial institution that offers quick loans in exchange for movable assets left as collateral.
Contract de amanet / Pawn agreement
RO: Act juridic oficial prin care se stipulează valoarea bunului gajat, suma împrumutată și condițiile de recuperare.
EN: An official legal document stipulating the value of the pledged asset, the borrowed amount, and recovery conditions.
A lăsa în amanet / To leave in pawn
RO: Acțiunea de a preda un obiect de valoare unei persoane sau instituții în schimbul unei sume de bani urgente.
EN: The action of delivering a valuable object to a person or institution in exchange for an urgent sum of money.
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