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pawnbroker

noun
/ˈpɔːnˌbɹəʊ.kə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From pawn + broker.

  1. derived from *bʰruHg-✻
  2. derived from *brūkiz✻
  3. derived from *brūkī✻
  4. derived from *brokere✻
  5. derived from brocour
  6. inherited from broker
  7. formed as pawnbroker — “pawn + broker”

Definitions

  1. A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security –…

    A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.

    • "We may keep it by us," replied the pawnbroker, "for months; there is no demand for such articles." "But," exclaimed she, eagerly, "I shall soon redeem it!" "So you all say," returned the man, with imperturbable coolness.

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