( n. )
A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.
( n. )
A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012