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pawnbroker /ˈpɔːnbrəʊkə /nounA person who lends money at interest on the security of an article pawned.Of course, it is clear that the pawnbroker made money out of the poor, but they provided a service where none existed and helped people out in the short term....- My intention, though against the law, was to take it to the pawnbrokers in exchange for money so as to buy myself some more time before starving to death.
- The prize possession of a warm winter coat was taken down to the pawnbroker and left as security until the next wage came in.
Derivativespawnbroking noun ...- You can, of course, take your job for granted if you work in the public sector, corporate recovery, pawnbroking, psychiatric care, litigation or medicine.
- Property is another main area, along with bookmaking and pawnbroking.
- But pawnbroking, cheque conversion and doorstep loans have been booming in recent years, feeding off poverty and inequality.
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