pawnshop
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pawnshop
Example Sentences
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Fast-food chain Wingstop, pawnshop operator Ezcorp and other companies that often cater to those customers similarly cited the pain of high pump prices during recent earnings calls.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
“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.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
Cooper had bought the firearm 50 days earlier from a pawnshop in Renton, Ben’s Loan, prosecutors allege.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023
The experts involved in the restitution efforts describe it as close, painstaking work that often involves tracking down those pawnshop records.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023
Mr. Tomony who owned the pawnshop came home in a hansom cab from his spendthrift evening in New York.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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