pawnbroker
Example Sentences
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Lacking space, some pitches have popped up inside warehouse buildings like one in Brooklyn, wedged between a trash-strewn highway and a pawnbroker.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
A pawnbroker is an individual person or shop which offers secured loans against people's personal possessions - most often items like electronics or jewellery.
From BBC ● May 13, 2022
In practice, according to the California attorney general’s office, this means any loan from a bank, savings and loan, credit union, finance corporation or even a pawnbroker is exempt from the usury law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
Then the pawnbroker looked at the four rugs, carefully inspecting the designs and weaving.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
