pawnshop
the shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold.
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How to use pawnshop in a sentence
In another message, Rabin said, the man explained that he and his wife, who are both homeless, took the instrument to a local pawnshop in exchange for a $500 loan.
‘FLUTE EMERGENCY’: A musician forgot his $22,000 instrument on a Chicago train. A homeless man found it. | Andrea Salcedo | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s essentially become a pawnshop, and even that business model is decaying.
Despite record stock surge, GameStop is still struggling to stay afloat | Abha Bhattarai, Taylor Telford | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostFor one thing, it’s easier to sell stolen items online because pawnshops are pretty heavily regulated.
It’s easy to assume pawnshops are doing great in the pandemic. It’s also wrong. | Emily Stewart | November 30, 2020 | VoxIn other words, people and businesses had more money, and they didn’t need to resort to the pawnshop to pay rent, float their payrolls, or even just go to the bar on Friday night.
It’s easy to assume pawnshops are doing great in the pandemic. It’s also wrong. | Emily Stewart | November 30, 2020 | VoxTroy Farr, who owns Texas Pawn & Jewelry outside of Austin, recalled going to one of his stores on a Saturday during the spring to see how things were going and discovered 42 guns had been sold, “which is a lot for a pawnshop.”
It’s easy to assume pawnshops are doing great in the pandemic. It’s also wrong. | Emily Stewart | November 30, 2020 | Vox
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 | THE DAILY BEASTBarely Legal Pawn stars the duo as unscrupulous, possibly deranged pawnshop employees.
Shark-Eating Monsters, the Kid Emmys, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe can deal with that old buzzard as freely and as profitably as if we were in a cutthroat pawnshop.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyIprinda ring rilu sa ahinsiya, Pawn this watch to the pawnshop.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. WolffHe made it plain that he saw in Morley no resemblance to the man who had come disguised to the pawnshop.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.Caroline Breeze had never been inside a pawnshop in her life, but she did not protest against the horrid errand.
Happy House | Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum StolzenbergBefore the policeman could even reply, the owner of the pawnshop had come up.
Sue, A Little Heroine | L. T. Meade
British Dictionary definitions for pawnshop
/ (ˈpɔːnˌʃɒp) /
the premises of a pawnbroker
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