pawn ticket

American  

noun

1. a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.

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pawn ticket British  

noun

1. a receipt for goods pawned

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Etymology

Origin of pawn ticket

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Bostick had pulled off a similar crime near Oakland a month earlier, and when he was arrested, he was wearing a sapphire from that heist, and carrying a pawn ticket for the ring.

From Los Angeles Times

The lower court was right in allowing a pawn ticket as evidence that Howard possessed a gun or in admitting police video that showed him escaping from an officer, the judges said.

From Washington Times

The police lack the resources to study every pawn ticket for this item.

From Los Angeles Times

Searching for the stolen diamond brooch, the police heard of a man attempting to sell a pawn ticket for exactly that, and they thought they had hit the jackpot.

From New York Times

Authorities also found pawn tickets in his wallet indicating he hocked some of the nearly 140 items taken from the family’s home.

From Seattle Times