Meaning Of The Word Pawnbroker

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Pawnbroker? Find Pawnbroker meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Pawnbroker Meaning

Pawnbroker Definition
Pawnbroker Definition

What's The Definition Of Pawnbroker?

pawnbroker
countable noun: 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.

pawnbroker in American English
a person licensed to lend money at a legally specified rate of interest on articles of personal property left as security
noun: a person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed

pawnbroker in British English
noun: 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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Shaving stick ‐ noun: a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender…
  • Whin ‐ furze; whinstone; noun; noun: any thorny or prickly…
  • Aegisthus ‐ the son of Thyestes and lover of Clytemnestra:…
  • Sorrowful ‐ full of sorrow; feeling, causing, or expressing…
  • Wood ear ‐ tree ear; noun; noun: an edible basidiomycetous…
  • Bats-wing coral-tree ‐ noun: a small tree, Erythrina verspertilio, of…
  • Carolina ‐ city in NE Puerto Rico, near San Juan: pop. 186,000…
  • Poultry farm ‐ noun: a farm on which domestic fowls, esp chickens…
  • Allenby ‐ ˈEdmund Henry Hynman (ˈhɪnmən ) 1st Viscount…
  • Barry ‐ a masculine name; noun: a male given name: from…