pawnbroking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pawnbroking
First recorded in 1805–15; pawnbrok(er) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Pawnbroking will "likely only worsen, rather than alleviate, peoples' financial position in the long run," warned the charity's director of external affairs, Richard Lane.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023
Documents tracing the connection between "Pop" and the Pawnbroking business.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 4, 1891 by Various
Pawnbroking and successful speculation enabled him to acquire a considerable fortune.
From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Webster, Nesta H.
Pawnbroking was an important part of a bookseller's business.
From Old English Libraries by Savage, Ernest Albert
Pawnbroking establishments were finally authorized by Leo X., who threatened excommunication of those who wrote against them.
From History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by Draper, John William
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