pawnbrokingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɔnˌbroʊkɪŋ/,

/ˈpɑnˌbroʊkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pawn n.³, broking n.

Etymology: < pawn n.³ + broking n., after pawnbroker n.Compare earlier broking pawn in Shakespeare Rich. II (see quot. 1597 at broking n. 3).

The action or business of a pawnbroker; the occupation of lending money on the security of articles pawned.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > pawnbroking

pawnbroking1749

pawnbrokering1824

pawnbrokery1833

pawnbrokerage1856

1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure I. 137 She knew most of the ways of the town.., dealing, besides her practice in promoting a harmony between the two sexes, in private pawn-broking, and other profitable secrets.

1767 D. Garrick Let. 30 Dec. in Corr. (1831) I. 281 Seems to me the very spirit of pawn-broking without the three blue balls.

1811 Monthly Mag. 31 6 Pawnbroking is regulated by law.

1875 T. A. Trollope Diamond cut Diamond (1876) 338 There is always an especial run on the Government pawn-broking establishment.

1949 Dict. National Biogr. 1931–40 66/1 In a part of the house in Hope Street there was carried on for a time a pawnbroking business.

1996 Big Issue 15 July 12/2 Pawnbroking emerged in the later Middle Ages when it was used by rulers to finance wars and build castles and palaces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pawnbrokingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɔnˌbroʊkɪŋ/,

/ˈpɑnˌbroʊkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pawn n.³, broking adj.

Etymology: < pawn n.³ + broking adj., after pawnbroker n. Compare slightly earlier pawnbroking n.

Engaged in the business of pawnbroking; (also derogatory) having the supposed character or behaviour of a pawnbroker, esp. in being mean, parasitic, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [adjective] > relating to pawnbroking > pawnbroking

broking1593

pawnbroking1765

1765 S. Foote Commissary i. 4 That canting, couzening, money-lending, match-making, pawnbroking——.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. viii. 133 ‘And what is to be my surety?’ said the Jew... ‘The word of a Norman noble, thou pawnbroking slave,’ answered Front-de-Bœuf.

2003 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Oct. 29 Her second sister, Ai-ling, married a shrewd banker from a famous pawnbroking family.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pawnbroking
释义	pawnbrokingn. Brit. /ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɔnˌbroʊkɪŋ/, /ˈpɑnˌbroʊkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pawn n.³, broking n. Etymology: < pawn n.³ + broking n., after pawnbroker n.Compare earlier broking pawn in Shakespeare Rich. II (see quot. 1597 at broking n. 3). The action or business of a pawnbroker; the occupation of lending money on the security of articles pawned. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > pawnbroking pawnbroking1749 pawnbrokering1824 pawnbrokery1833 pawnbrokerage1856 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure I. 137 She knew most of the ways of the town.., dealing, besides her practice in promoting a harmony between the two sexes, in private pawn-broking, and other profitable secrets. 1767 D. Garrick Let. 30 Dec. in Corr. (1831) I. 281 Seems to me the very spirit of pawn-broking without the three blue balls. 1811 Monthly Mag. 31 6 Pawnbroking is regulated by law. 1875 T. A. Trollope Diamond cut Diamond (1876) 338 There is always an especial run on the Government pawn-broking establishment. 1949 Dict. National Biogr. 1931–40 66/1 In a part of the house in Hope Street there was carried on for a time a pawnbroking business. 1996 Big Issue 15 July 12/2 Pawnbroking emerged in the later Middle Ages when it was used by rulers to finance wars and build castles and palaces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pawnbrokingadj. Brit. /ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɔnˌbroʊkɪŋ/, /ˈpɑnˌbroʊkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pawn n.³, broking adj. Etymology: < pawn n.³ + broking adj., after pawnbroker n. Compare slightly earlier pawnbroking n. Engaged in the business of pawnbroking; (also derogatory) having the supposed character or behaviour of a pawnbroker, esp. in being mean, parasitic, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [adjective] > relating to pawnbroking > pawnbroking broking1593 pawnbroking1765 1765 S. Foote Commissary i. 4 That canting, couzening, money-lending, match-making, pawnbroking——. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. viii. 133 ‘And what is to be my surety?’ said the Jew... ‘The word of a Norman noble, thou pawnbroking slave,’ answered Front-de-Bœuf. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Oct. 29 Her second sister, Ai-ling, married a shrewd banker from a famous pawnbroking family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1749adj.1765
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