Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The business of a pawnbroker.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The business of a pawnbroker.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The business of a
pawnbroker ; advancingloans againstpledges of household goods or personal possessions, andselling those pledges that are not redeemed.
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Examples
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"Banks have been stricter over the last several years and have tightened lending criteria, which has created more demand for alternative forms such as pawnbroking," said Des Milligan, chief executive of the U.K.
Pawnshops Grab Andrea Hotter 2008
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Now "chests" are created, a kind of pawnbroking institution for the benefit of scholars; now a college is created like
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand
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This meant, however, that over the centuries pawnbroking and lending devolved upon Jews and on a class of disreputable Christians, mainly Lombards.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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This meant, however, that over the centuries pawnbroking and lending devolved upon Jews and on a class of disreputable Christians, mainly Lombards.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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The OFT rejected price controls for pawnbroking, payday loans, home credit and rent-to-buy credit, on the basis that suppliers might recover income lost through price controls by introducing or increasing charges for late payment and default.
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And, lawks, wasn't that Katherine Jenkins frozen alive in an upright tomb – victim of Sardick's nefarious pawnbroking empire, where loans to poor families were exchanged for a beloved human captive?
Rewind TV: Doctor Who; The Nativity; Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express; Come Fly With Me 2010
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Despite all rival claims, pawnbroking is still the oldest profession.
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TUCHMAN: New York City's diamond district, a pawnbroking business is particularly hot.
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Borro.com's online approach makes pawnbroking more accessible than ever.
Top online pawnbroker ups limit to £1M Thatsnews 2008
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The economic climate in tandem with its unique approach means that 75% of Borro.com's clients are completely new to pawnbroking.
Top online pawnbroker ups limit to £1M Thatsnews 2008
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