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单词 pawnshop
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pawnshop

noun

pawn·​shop ˈpȯn-ˌshäp How to pronounce pawnshop (audio)
ˈpän-
: a pawnbroker's shop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Evan Kail, the pawnshop owner and TikTok creator who posted about the photos last week, said a client brought him the album to sell. Morgan Sung, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 The contracts were akin to someone getting cash at a pawnshop in exchange for temporarily handing over a gold watch or pearl necklace. Kosaku Narioka, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 Cameras at a Melrose Park pawnshop later allegedly captured Beamish pawning two rings taken from the safe, authorities said. William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2022 They have been stolen and lost, stolen and found, have turned up in a Pasadena flea market, a San Francisco pawnshop, and a Hollywood garage sale. Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022 The pawnshop employee was not injured in the shooting. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2021 That curiosity can be traced to when Rodgers bought his first good and functional guitar at a New York City pawnshop sometime around 1968. David Chiu, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021 Pawn loans are based strictly on the value of a tangible item — like a wedding ring or a television set — that a person brings to a pawnshop in return for the loan. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2021 Prosecutors allege the ring netted more than $1.2 million in jewelry that was then fenced at a Cicero pawnshop owned by Polchan, who also helped authorize the robberies, prosecutors said. Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

pawn entry 2 + shop entry 1

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

pawnshop

noun

pawn·​shop
: a pawnbroker's shop
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