mont-de-piété
a public pawnbroking establishment that lends money on reasonable terms, especially to people with low incomes.
Origin of mont-de-piété
1Words Nearby mont-de-piété
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use mont-de-piété in a sentence
Juste lent Marcas two hundred francs in gold, the product of two watches bought on credit, and pawned at the Mont-de-Piete.
Z. Marcas | Honore de BalzacHe would smooth the way for the good mother, leaving some of her jewels at the Mont-de-Piete.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Vicente Blasco IbanezRuth's connexion with the mont-de-piete had come about almost automatically.
The Man Upstairs | P. G. WodehouseAnd at the mont-de-piete there occurred a surprising incident.
The Man Upstairs | P. G. WodehouseYou would say, "What does this young man, so well-dressed, in a mont-de-piete?"
The Man Upstairs | P. G. Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for mont-de-piété
/ French (mɔ̃dpjete) /
(formerly) a public pawnshop
Origin of mont-de-piété
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse