pawnshop
UK/ˈpɔːnʃɒp//ˈpɔnʃɑp/
pawnshop noun: the business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security.
Noun
pawnshop (plural pawnshops)
- The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
- Synonyms:
- pawnbrokery, pawnbrokerage, Lombard house
pawnshop meaning in Malayalam, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian
pawnshop in Malayalam
- പണം കൊടുക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലം
pawnshop in Tagalog
- business premises of a pawnbroker
- sanglaan
pawnshop in Arabic
- business premises of a pawnbroker
- مرهن marhan
pawnshop in Indonesian
- business premises of a pawnbroker
- pegadaian, rumah gadai
More languagesFewer languages
- pawnshop in Thai
- โรงรับจำนำ
- pawnshop in Vietnamese
- tiệm cầm đồ
Synonyms of pawnshop
Forms of pawnshop
| plural | pawnshops |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pawn shop |
Origin of pawnshop
From pawn + shop.
Questions about pawnshop
- What does pawnshop mean?
- Pawnshop means the business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security.
- What is pawnshop in Malayalam?
- Pawnshop in Malayalam is പണം കൊടുക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലം. See Pawnshop meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is pawnshop?
- Pawnshop is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pawnshop?
- Pawnshop is pronounced /ˈpɔːnʃɒp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pawnshop?
- The plural of pawnshop is pawnshops.
Words near pawnshop in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pawnshop (page history and authors); pawnshop (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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