Chess piece that's left as security for borrowed money Crossword Clue

The solution for the clue "Chess piece that's left as security for borrowed money" from Daily Cryptic crossword puzzle is mentioned here below. .

Definition of "PAWN"

a chess piece of the smallest size and value, that moves one square forwards along its file if unobstructed (or two on the first move), or one square diagonally forwards when making a capture. Each player begins with eight pawns on the second rank, and can promote a pawn to become any other piece (typically a queen) if it reaches the opponent's end of the board.

Example :

he was a pawn in the game of power politics

I pawned the necklace to cover the loan

the bank did lend money upon pawns at low interest

 The Crossword clue "Chess piece that's left as security for borrowed money" published 3 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
Daily Cryptic	24 May 2023	PAWN