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
The OFT said today that it had considered the case for price controls for pawnbroking, payday loans, home credit and rent-to-buy credit and concluded they would not address the problems in the sector.
From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2010
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
Later, the H�pital-G�n�ral was authorized to open the first mont-de-pi�t�, or pawnbroking establishment, in France.
From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by Walton, William
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