pawnshop

[pawn-shop]

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noun

the shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold.

Origin of pawnshop

First recorded in 1840–50; pawn¹ + shop

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Related Words for pawnshop

banker, bank, backer, pawnbroker, moneylender, pawnshop, usurer, Shylock, granter

Examples from the Web for pawnshop

Contemporary Examples of pawnshop

Stay anywhere long enough and every direction eventually leads you toward a pawnshop of your life.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind
Brin-Jonathan Butler
December 19, 2014

Historical Examples of pawnshop

Before the policeman could even reply, the owner of the pawnshop had come up.
Sue, A Little Heroine
L. T. Meade
After I had had breakfast, I went straight to Abrahamson's pawnshop.
The Winning Clue
James Hay, Jr.
In fact, he was swearing to it all over again as he stood there in the pawnshop.
The Winning Clue
James Hay, Jr.
“We may recover it at some pawnshop in Bangor, when we go back,” replied Jerry.
The Camp in the Snow
William Murray Graydon
Customers coming into the pawnshop stopped to see what was going on.
Fame and Fortune Weekly, No. 801, February 4, 1921
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British Dictionary definitions for pawnshop

pawnshop

noun

the premises of a pawnbroker

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Word Origin and History for pawnshop

also pawn-shop, by 1763, from pawn (n.1) + shop (n.).