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- [pawn-broh-ker]
- /ˈpɔnˌbroʊ kər/
- /ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊ.kər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawn-broh-ker]
- /ˈpɔnˌbroʊ kər/
Definitions of pawnbroker word
- noun pawnbroker a person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed. 1
- noun pawnbroker person who lends money for goods 1
- countable noun pawnbroker A pawnbroker is a person who lends people money. People give the pawnbroker something they own, which can be sold if they do not pay back the money before a certain time. 0
- noun pawnbroker a dealer licensed to lend money at a specified rate of interest on the security of movable personal property, which can be sold if the loan is not repaid within a specified period 0
- noun pawnbroker a person licensed to lend money at a legally specified rate of interest on articles of personal property left as security 0
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Origin of pawnbroker
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; pawn1 + broker
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Parts of speech for Pawnbroker
noun
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preposition
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pawnbroker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pawnbroker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pawnbroker
noun pawnbroker
- granter — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- lender — to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- moneylender — a person or organization whose business it is to lend money at interest.
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