pawnshop B2 Topic:Money & Finance Also spelled pawn-shop US /ˈpɔnʃɑp/ UK /ˈpɔːnʃɒp/ See IPA manual Freq #23810 Meanings 1 noun A shop where you can borrow money by leaving a valuable item as security. She sold her old watch at the pawnshop to pay the rent. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a shop where you can borrow... loan office Word family Forms pawnshops Etymology AI details From pawn + shop. Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pawnshop **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɔnʃɑp/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɔːnʃɒp/ **Frequency rank:** 23810 ## Meanings 1. A shop where you can borrow money by leaving a valuable item as security. ## Examples - She sold her old watch at the pawnshop to pay the rent. ## Etymology From pawn + shop. ## AI Etymology Pawnshop comes from pawn + shop. Modern senses include a shop where you can borrow money by leaving a valuable item as security. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown