pawnage
/ˈpɔnɪdʒ/
noun
- The act of pawning something, or the state of being pawned.
- The shop's records showed the pawnage of several musical instruments that month.
- The pawnage of his watch gave him enough cash for the bus ticket.
- She regretted the pawnage of her grandmother's ring when she couldn't afford to reclaim it.
- The fee charged by a pawnbroker for a loan secured by an item.
- The pawnage on the loan was ten percent of the item's value.
- He paid the pawnage and retrieved his camera from the shop.
- The high pawnage made borrowing from the pawnbroker expensive.