hock
/hɒk/ verb [T]Definition
› to pawn a possession (= leave it temporarily with someone in exchange for an amount of money that must be paid back after a particular period of time to prevent it from being sold): People in a financial difficulty often possess something of value to hock. → See also pawn verb
(Definition of hock verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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