pawnbroker

Examples

• All

• She decided to take her jewelry to the pawnbroker and borrow some money.

• Not according to the pawnbroker.

  Shanghai Knights (2003)

• Porfiry: I think we need a list of everyone who has done business with the pawnbroker.

  Fiction book (1998)

• I cleaned out everything that was in there, waltzed right back out the front door and went straight to my friend, the pawnbroker.

  Max Hell Frog Warrior (2002)

• The Pawnbroker's Apartment: Out of money, Rodya goes to the pawnbroker to sell his books.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The five shillings I require are for... well, for a pawnbroker so I can redeem my case of instruments.

  Restoration (1995)

• Through an unbridled love of books, I became hopelessly indebted to a pawnbroker.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Solomon darted up the street and into a doorway beneath the three gold balls of a pawnbroker.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Many people visit a pawnbroker to get quick cash for their valuables.

• The pawnbroker gave him a loan after he left his watch as collateral.

Synonyms

L

lender

vspawnbroker

118 2.5

A person or company that gives money to someone and asks for it back later

takes physical items as security and may sell them if loan is unpaid

L

loaner

vspawnbroker

3 4.5

A person or company that gives money but expects it to be paid back

accepts physical items as pledge and can sell them if unpaid

M

moneylender

vspawnbroker

3 6.1

A person or company that gives money and charges very high interest

accepts items as security and may sell them instead of only charging interest

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