pawnshop

B2
US /ˈpɔnʃɑp/ UK /ˈpɔːnʃɒp/
noun Freq #23810

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a shop where loans are made with personal property as security

  2. 2
    noun

    The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security

Etymology

From pawn + shop.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a shop where loans are made... loan office
2 noun · the business premises of a... lombard housepawnbrokeragepawnbrokery

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