pawnbroking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pawnbroking
First recorded in 1805–15; pawnbrok(er) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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But they added that the FCA was working to "raise standards in the high cost credit industry, including in pawnbroking, and we're holding firms to account for meeting them."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2023
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
The pawnbroking expression was remarkably apparent for a moment in Mrs. Wolfstein's eyes.
From The Woman with the Fan by Hichens, Robert Smythe
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