pawnbroker

CEFRB2

/ˈpɔːnˌbɹəʊ.kə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who lends money in exchange for valuable items.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.

Examples

  • He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker.

  • Tom is a pawnbroker.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • "We may keep it by us," replied the pawnbroker, "for months; there is no demand for such articles." "But," exclaimed she, eagerly, "I shall soon redeem it!" "So you all say," returned the man, with imperturbable coolness.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He left his gold watch as collateral at the pawn shop with the blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From pawn + broker.