moskeneer

transitive verb

mos·​ke·​neer

ˌmäskəˈniə

-ed/-ing/-s

British

: to pawn for more than the value of the article

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish mashken pledge, pawn (from Hebrew mashkōn) + English -eer (as in profiteer, verb)

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