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

From pawn + shop.

Topics

Money & Finance

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