pawnbroker
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.
» Tom is a pawnbroker.
Tom ist Pfandleiher.
Том — ростовщик.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
Pfandleiher, Pfandleiherin
ростовщи́кrostovščík, ростовщи́цаrostovščíca, проце́нтщикprocéntščik
лихва́рlyxvár
a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
Examples
4 sentencesTom is a pawnbroker.
ruТом — ростовщик.
deTom ist Pfandleiher.
He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker.
Ziri is a pawnbroker.
Ziri became a pawnbroker.
Translations
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Origin
From pawn + broker.From pawn + broker.
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Forms
plural: pawnbrokers| Singular | pawnbroker |
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| Plural | pawnbrokers |
regular