pawnshop
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pawnshop
- /ˈpɔːnʃɒp/ UK
- /ˈpɔnʃɑp/ US
Sounds like porn shop (nonrhotic)
Where it comes from
From pawn + shop.
noun pawnshops · pawn shop
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The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
Similar: pawnbrokery, pawnbrokerage, Lombard house
Translations
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noun business premises of a pawnbroker
| Español | casa de empeño, casa de empeños, prendería, cambalache, tienda de empeñamiento, local de pignoración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전당포 jeondangpo |
| 日本語 | 質屋 shichiya |
| 中文 | 當鋪 /当铺 dàngpù |
| Português | casa de penhores |
| Français | prêteur sur gages, caisse de crédit municipal, mont-de-piété |
| Deutsch | Pfandhaus |
| Italiano | monte di pietà, banco dei pegni |
| Ελληνικά | ενεχυροδανειστήριο enechyrodaneistírio |
| Română | amanet |
| Русский | ломба́рд lombárd |
| Tiếng Việt | tiệm cầm đồ |
| العربية | مرهن marhan |
| עברית | בית עבוט bet avót, חנות משכונות khanút mashkonót |
Talk about this word "pawnshop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pawnshop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pawnshop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pawnshop "pawnshop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pawnshop.Cite this
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title = {pawnshop},
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