to mortgage, to pawn, to detain
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He mortgaged his house for a loan.
Renting requires paying a deposit.
Police escort valuable items.
You need to pay a deposit when renting a house.
When checking out, the landlord will inspect the room and refund the deposit if there are no issues.
To ensure the equipment remains intact, the company requires employees to pay a small deposit when borrowing office supplies.
The police seized his car.
Customs detained that batch of contraband.
The court decided to impound his property to repay the debt.
I used my house as collateral to borrow money from the bank.
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality