pawnshop

noun

pawn·​shop ˈpȯn-ˌshäp How to pronounce pawnshop (audio)
ˈpän-
: a pawnbroker's shop

Examples of pawnshop in a Sentence

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Sarno’s crew also engaged in smash-and-grab robberies in which hundreds of thousands of dollars in gems were stolen from jewelry stores and then fenced at a Cicero pawnshop operated by the Outlaws motorcycle gang, according to prosecutors. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 He is also suspected in the robbery of a pawnshop in which guns were stolen, according to Tisch. Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025 No one knows better than a pawnshop owner how little value has to do with worth. Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025 People wait in line outside the door to this simple Tokyo ramen shop, but upon entering some find, instead, a pawnshop like no other. The Know, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pawnshop

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pawnshop was in 1749

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“Pawnshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pawnshop. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

pawnshop

noun
pawn·​shop ˈpȯn-ˌshäp How to pronounce pawnshop (audio)
ˈpän-
: a pawnbroker's shop

Legal Definition

pawnshop

noun
pawn·​shop
: a pawnbroker's shop

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