Meaning

1 senses
  1. A 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 sentences
  1. Tom is a pawnbroker.

    ruТом — ростовщик.

    deTom ist Pfandleiher.

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  2. He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker.

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  3. Ziri is a pawnbroker.

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  4. Ziri became a pawnbroker.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security:
Русский
By meaning 1
person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security:

Origin

From pawn + broker.

From pawn + broker.

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Forms

plural: pawnbrokers
Singularpawnbroker
Pluralpawnbrokers

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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