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Definition of pawnbroking - 2 dictionary results

pawn⋅bro⋅king

[pawn-broh-king]
–noun
the business of a pawnbroker.
Also, pawn⋅bro⋅ker⋅age, pawn⋅bro⋅ker⋅y.


Origin:
1805–15; pawnbrok(er) + -ing 1
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pawn·bro·ker   (pôn'brō'kər)   
n.  One that lends money at interest in exchange for personal property deposited as security.
pawn'bro'king n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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