Meaning

1 senses
  1. The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security

    Pfandhaus

    ломба́рдlombárd

    ломба́рдlombárd

    a shop where loans are made with personal property as security

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Pawnshops buy and sell guns.

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  2. The city's forgotten district was filled with lumpen taverns, pawnshops, and gambling dens.

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  3. Never turn down expensive gifts. Love comes and goes, but the pawnshop is always open.

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From pawn + shop.

From pawn + shop.

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Forms

plural: pawnshops

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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