pawnbrokerage
- noun
- /ˈpɔːnˌbroʊkərɪdʒ/
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- She found a rare necklace at the local pawnbrokerage while searching for antiques.
Examples
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He visited the pawnbrokerage to get a loan using his guitar as collateral.
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The old pawnbrokerage on Main Street has been in business for decades.
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The local pawnbrokerage offers loans for valuable items.
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Many people visit the pawnbrokerage when they need quick cash.
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After losing his job, he visited a pawnbrokerage to secure a loan using his watch as collateral.
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She took her guitar to the pawnbrokerage to get some quick cash.
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The pawnbrokerage offered her a much better rate than she expected for her antique jewelry.
Synonyms
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A shop where people leave valuable things to get a loan or sell them for cash
A business that lends money when you leave a valuable item it can sell if you do not repay
A shop where people leave things to get a loan that may be sold if not paid back
A shop that gives money when people leave things until they pay it back
A shop that buys used items or lends money and keeps items until you pay back
Surface Forms
Morphology
pawnbrokerage = pawnbroker (semi-transparent) = pawn + broker + age
The word is built transparently from pawnbroker plus -age, but the target denotes the business or shop associated with that role rather than a fully literal compositional meaning.
Etymology
Pawnbrokerage comes from pawn, a word for a 'pledge' or an item you give to get money, and brokerage, the business of a broker who makes deals. So, a pawnbrokerage is the shop where people borrow money by leaving personal items as 'security'.