Pawn most often refers to: Pawn (chess), the weakest and most numerous piece in the game Pawnbroker or pawnshop, a business that provides loans by taking personal property as collateral Pawn may also refer to: Places Pawn, Oregon, an historic forest community Pawn River, Burma Noatak Airport, International Civil Aviation Organization code PAWN Arts, entertainment, and media Pawn (2013 film), an American film The Pawn (film), a 1978 French film Pawn (2020 film), a South Korean film The Pawn, a 1980s text adventure "Pawns", a song on the 2017 Paloma Faith album The Architect Other uses Pawnship, debt bondage slavery Pawn, another name for a pledge in certain jurisdictions People with the surname Doris Pawn (1894–1988), an American actress of the silent film era See also Pawn Stars (disambiguation) Porn (disambiguation) Prawn (disambiguation)