pawnshop

[pawn-shop]

noun

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

pawnshop

/ ˈpɔːnˌʃɒp /

noun

1. the premises of a pawnbroker

Word History and Origins

Origin of pawnshop¹

First recorded in 1840–50; pawn ¹ + shop

Example Sentences

Typical Diamond District buyers or pawnshops don’t have coin experts on hand.

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Days after the theft, the thief brought the artwork to Bednarsh’s pawnshop, where he purchased it.

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“The CFPB’s rule jeopardizes access to overdraft services when hardworking Americans face unexpected expenses, leaving them with worse alternatives like payday loans and pawnshops.”

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“Without having a rigorous, effective enforcement, nothing’s going to happen,” said Tony DeMarco, a pawnshop owner and president of the Whittier Boulevard Merchants Assn., which opposed the ordinance.

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“I can’t believe someone would take it and I hope local pawnshops don’t buy them.”

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