pawnbroking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pawnbroking
First recorded in 1805–15; pawnbrok(er) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Mr Nichols said he hoped these cash loans, which are separate to pawnbroking and typically amounted to about £500, would be available again from January.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2019
Singapore's MoneyMax, which has pawnbroking and jewelry retail businesses, reported net profit of S$5.8 million last year, five times the 2010 level.
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
Mont-de-pi�t�, mong′-de-pē-ā-tā′, the Italian Monte di piet�, n. a pawnbroking shop set up by public authority.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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