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pawn·shop
(pôn′shŏp′)n.
The shop of a pawnbroker.
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pawnshop
(ˈpɔːnˌʃɒp)n
(Commerce) the premises of a pawnbroker
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pawn•shop
(ˈpɔnˌʃɒp)n.
the shop of a pawnbroker.
[1840–50]
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Noun | 1. | pawnshop - a shop where loans are made with personal property as security |
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Translations
مَرْهَن، مَحَل الرُّهونات
zastavárna
pantelåner
zálogház
skrifstofa veîlánara
záložňa
rehinci dükkânı
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pawn
(poːn) verb to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back). I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.
noun1. in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.
2. a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc. She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.
ˈpawnbroker noun a person who lends money in exchange for pawned articles.
ˈpawnshop noun a pawnbroker's place of business.
in pawn having been pawned. His watch is in pawn.
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