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[ pawn-shop ] / ˈpɔnˌʃɒp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pawnshop ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold. Origin of pawnshopFirst recorded in 1840–50; pawn1 + shop Words nearby pawnshoppawnage, pawnbroker, pawnbroking, Pawnee, pawn off, pawnshop, pawn ticket, pawpaw, Pawtucket, pax, Pax Britannica Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pawnshopStay anywhere long enough and every direction eventually leads you toward a pawnshop of your life. The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST This—this—why, this looked more like a ten-dollar fiddle picked up in a pawnshop! Dorothy's Triumph|Evelyn Raymond Down on South Clark Street a customer of mine keeps a pawnshop in connection with his business. Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes|J. M. Judy "It was a letter from my dad," explained Bill, and went on to tell him about the watch that was in the pawnshop in his name. Battling the Clouds|Captain Frank Cobb
His money was all gone, and everything was in the pawnshop except his overcoat, from which he hardly dared part at this season. To Him That Hath|Leroy Scott He did not have money enough to continue his business, and a few days after the auction his pawnshop was closed. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889|Various
British Dictionary definitions for pawnshop
nounthe premises of a pawnbroker Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pawnshopbanker, bank, backer, pawnbroker, moneylender, usurer, granter, loan shark |