Definition of pawnbroker in English:

pawnbroker

noun ˈpɔːnbrəʊkəˈpɔnˌbroʊkər

A person who lends money at interest on the security of an article pawned.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus interest rate ceilings are not an effective means of controlling any threat of ‘monopoly’ power by pawnbrokers.
- Of course, it is clear that the pawnbroker made money out of the poor, but they provided a service where none existed and helped people out in the short term.
- I once had a desk in an office that overlooked a pawnbroker.
- If the pawnbroker gets no price, then the pawnbroker can look at other options.
- There were 47 pawnbrokers in the Borough, 38 of whom dealt in gold and silver plate, and 55 persons carried on business as watchmakers.
- My intention, though against the law, was to take it to the pawnbrokers in exchange for money so as to buy myself some more time before starving to death.
- In the past, when cash was scarce, spending patterns told us who had real cash as opposed to those who were on speaking terms with a pawnbroker.
- Figures from the National Consumer Council show that one person in five is forced to borrow from pawnbrokers, cheque cashers or loan sharks - at an average rate of 177 percent.
- At that time, pawnbrokers purposely lowered the amount of money poor people received for pledges and shortened the time limit required to redeem their receipts.
- With some products becoming outdated within six months, clients are reluctant to reclaim these items, resulting in lost revenue for the pawnbrokers.
- He said that the credit union had seen an end of the loan shark and the pawnbroker, who for far too long, had gripped people in poverty.
- Premises visited included 25 traditional jewellers, 34 gift shops, two department stores, eight clothes stores and three pawnbrokers.
- In a city boasting the lowest per capita income in Georgia, where one in three children live in abject poverty, pawnbrokers are as numerous as traffic lights.
- Unable to get cheap credit on the high street, some of these people fall into the hands of pawnbrokers, impaired credit lenders and loan sharks.
- The pawnbroker in turn resold the gold to a foundry, where it was recycled.
- He should know, being a pawnbroker, moneylender, and devil masquerading as human.
- People either saved up for major purchases or did without banks and relied on pawnbrokers, loan sharks and store credit instead.
- And pawnbrokers, those eager harbingers of depression, are on the rebound.
- Among the positions on offer: a pawnbroker's assistant at $17,000 per year and a truck driver at $524 per week.
- The prize possession of a warm winter coat was taken down to the pawnbroker and left as security until the next wage came in.

Derivatives

pawnbroking

noun

You can, of course, take your job for granted if you work in the public sector, corporate recovery, pawnbroking, psychiatric care, litigation or medicine.
Example sentencesExamples
- But pawnbroking, cheque conversion and doorstep loans have been booming in recent years, feeding off poverty and inequality.
- The business expanded from pawnbroking to take in jewellery and clothing, and for many years had a large trade among local country people.
- Property is another main area, along with bookmaking and pawnbroking.
- He is reported to have had a respectable pawnbroking business in Highbury, and another establishment which fenced stolen goods in the West End.

Definition of pawnbroker in US English:

pawnbroker

nounˈpônˌbrōkərˈpɔnˌbroʊkər

A person who lends money at interest on the security of an article pawned.
Example sentencesExamples
- He should know, being a pawnbroker, moneylender, and devil masquerading as human.
- Of course, it is clear that the pawnbroker made money out of the poor, but they provided a service where none existed and helped people out in the short term.
- My intention, though against the law, was to take it to the pawnbrokers in exchange for money so as to buy myself some more time before starving to death.
- In the past, when cash was scarce, spending patterns told us who had real cash as opposed to those who were on speaking terms with a pawnbroker.
- Premises visited included 25 traditional jewellers, 34 gift shops, two department stores, eight clothes stores and three pawnbrokers.
- He said that the credit union had seen an end of the loan shark and the pawnbroker, who for far too long, had gripped people in poverty.
- Unable to get cheap credit on the high street, some of these people fall into the hands of pawnbrokers, impaired credit lenders and loan sharks.
- Among the positions on offer: a pawnbroker's assistant at $17,000 per year and a truck driver at $524 per week.
- If the pawnbroker gets no price, then the pawnbroker can look at other options.
- People either saved up for major purchases or did without banks and relied on pawnbrokers, loan sharks and store credit instead.
- Thus interest rate ceilings are not an effective means of controlling any threat of ‘monopoly’ power by pawnbrokers.
- And pawnbrokers, those eager harbingers of depression, are on the rebound.
- At that time, pawnbrokers purposely lowered the amount of money poor people received for pledges and shortened the time limit required to redeem their receipts.
- The prize possession of a warm winter coat was taken down to the pawnbroker and left as security until the next wage came in.
- There were 47 pawnbrokers in the Borough, 38 of whom dealt in gold and silver plate, and 55 persons carried on business as watchmakers.
- I once had a desk in an office that overlooked a pawnbroker.
- In a city boasting the lowest per capita income in Georgia, where one in three children live in abject poverty, pawnbrokers are as numerous as traffic lights.
- Figures from the National Consumer Council show that one person in five is forced to borrow from pawnbrokers, cheque cashers or loan sharks - at an average rate of 177 percent.
- The pawnbroker in turn resold the gold to a foundry, where it was recycled.
- With some products becoming outdated within six months, clients are reluctant to reclaim these items, resulting in lost revenue for the pawnbrokers.

单词	pawnbroker
释义	Definition of pawnbroker in English: pawnbroker noun ˈpɔːnbrəʊkəˈpɔnˌbroʊkər A person who lends money at interest on the security of an article pawned. Example sentencesExamples Thus interest rate ceilings are not an effective means of controlling any threat of ‘monopoly’ power by pawnbrokers. Of course, it is clear that the pawnbroker made money out of the poor, but they provided a service where none existed and helped people out in the short term. I once had a desk in an office that overlooked a pawnbroker. If the pawnbroker gets no price, then the pawnbroker can look at other options. There were 47 pawnbrokers in the Borough, 38 of whom dealt in gold and silver plate, and 55 persons carried on business as watchmakers. My intention, though against the law, was to take it to the pawnbrokers in exchange for money so as to buy myself some more time before starving to death. In the past, when cash was scarce, spending patterns told us who had real cash as opposed to those who were on speaking terms with a pawnbroker. Figures from the National Consumer Council show that one person in five is forced to borrow from pawnbrokers, cheque cashers or loan sharks - at an average rate of 177 percent. At that time, pawnbrokers purposely lowered the amount of money poor people received for pledges and shortened the time limit required to redeem their receipts. With some products becoming outdated within six months, clients are reluctant to reclaim these items, resulting in lost revenue for the pawnbrokers. He said that the credit union had seen an end of the loan shark and the pawnbroker, who for far too long, had gripped people in poverty. Premises visited included 25 traditional jewellers, 34 gift shops, two department stores, eight clothes stores and three pawnbrokers. In a city boasting the lowest per capita income in Georgia, where one in three children live in abject poverty, pawnbrokers are as numerous as traffic lights. Unable to get cheap credit on the high street, some of these people fall into the hands of pawnbrokers, impaired credit lenders and loan sharks. The pawnbroker in turn resold the gold to a foundry, where it was recycled. He should know, being a pawnbroker, moneylender, and devil masquerading as human. People either saved up for major purchases or did without banks and relied on pawnbrokers, loan sharks and store credit instead. And pawnbrokers, those eager harbingers of depression, are on the rebound. Among the positions on offer: a pawnbroker's assistant at $17,000 per year and a truck driver at $524 per week. The prize possession of a warm winter coat was taken down to the pawnbroker and left as security until the next wage came in. Derivatives pawnbroking noun You can, of course, take your job for granted if you work in the public sector, corporate recovery, pawnbroking, psychiatric care, litigation or medicine. Example sentencesExamples But pawnbroking, cheque conversion and doorstep loans have been booming in recent years, feeding off poverty and inequality. The business expanded from pawnbroking to take in jewellery and clothing, and for many years had a large trade among local country people. Property is another main area, along with bookmaking and pawnbroking. He is reported to have had a respectable pawnbroking business in Highbury, and another establishment which fenced stolen goods in the West End. Definition of pawnbroker in US English: pawnbroker nounˈpônˌbrōkərˈpɔnˌbroʊkər A person who lends money at interest on the security of an article pawned. Example sentencesExamples He should know, being a pawnbroker, moneylender, and devil masquerading as human. Of course, it is clear that the pawnbroker made money out of the poor, but they provided a service where none existed and helped people out in the short term. My intention, though against the law, was to take it to the pawnbrokers in exchange for money so as to buy myself some more time before starving to death. In the past, when cash was scarce, spending patterns told us who had real cash as opposed to those who were on speaking terms with a pawnbroker. Premises visited included 25 traditional jewellers, 34 gift shops, two department stores, eight clothes stores and three pawnbrokers. He said that the credit union had seen an end of the loan shark and the pawnbroker, who for far too long, had gripped people in poverty. Unable to get cheap credit on the high street, some of these people fall into the hands of pawnbrokers, impaired credit lenders and loan sharks. Among the positions on offer: a pawnbroker's assistant at $17,000 per year and a truck driver at $524 per week. If the pawnbroker gets no price, then the pawnbroker can look at other options. People either saved up for major purchases or did without banks and relied on pawnbrokers, loan sharks and store credit instead. Thus interest rate ceilings are not an effective means of controlling any threat of ‘monopoly’ power by pawnbrokers. And pawnbrokers, those eager harbingers of depression, are on the rebound. At that time, pawnbrokers purposely lowered the amount of money poor people received for pledges and shortened the time limit required to redeem their receipts. The prize possession of a warm winter coat was taken down to the pawnbroker and left as security until the next wage came in. There were 47 pawnbrokers in the Borough, 38 of whom dealt in gold and silver plate, and 55 persons carried on business as watchmakers. I once had a desk in an office that overlooked a pawnbroker. In a city boasting the lowest per capita income in Georgia, where one in three children live in abject poverty, pawnbrokers are as numerous as traffic lights. Figures from the National Consumer Council show that one person in five is forced to borrow from pawnbrokers, cheque cashers or loan sharks - at an average rate of 177 percent. The pawnbroker in turn resold the gold to a foundry, where it was recycled. With some products becoming outdated within six months, clients are reluctant to reclaim these items, resulting in lost revenue for the pawnbrokers.
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