pawnbroking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pawnbroking
First recorded in 1805–15; pawnbrok(er) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Debt charity StepChange says it would rather have more alternatives available to people than high-cost credit but that pawnbroking can be a lot safer than many of the alternatives.
From BBC ● May 13, 2022
Cash Converters is a franchised network offering pawnbroking loans in certain markets like Australia, but in Singapore and Malaysia it specializes in buying and reselling second-hand goods.
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2013
A shop offering pawnbroking and payday loans in Newcastle city centre where there is controversy over Newcastle United's spnsorship deal with Wonga.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012
But only here, it seems, has a candidate collapsed so ingloriously that he brought dishonor on what many consider a shame-proof industry: pawnbroking.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2010
I must get a Herald to invent an escutcheon of my family, and throw a genealogical tree into the bargain in consideration of my taking a few second-hand heirlooms of a pawnbroking friend of his.
From The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
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