pawnshop
noun
pawn·shop
| \ ˈpȯn-ˌshäp
, ˈpän-\
, ˈpän-\
Definition of pawnshop
: a pawnbroker's shop
Examples of pawnshop in a Sentence
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According to a database of pawnshop transactions reviewed by Auburn police, the suspect pawn shops paid more than $4.1 million to sellers who brought them nearly 48,000 items in the past six years. — Fox News, "Amazon drivers part of major theft ring, FBI says," 2 Aug. 2019 According to a database of pawnshop transactions reviewed by Auburn police, the suspect pawn shops paid more than $4.1 million to sellers who brought them nearly 48,000 items in the past six years. — Washington Post, "FBI: Delivery drivers involved in Amazon theft ring," 2 Aug. 2019 According to a database of pawnshop transactions reviewed by Auburn police, the suspect pawn shops paid more than $4.1 million to sellers who brought them nearly 48,000 items in the past six years. — NBC News, "Amazon drivers part of $10 million theft ring, FBI says," 1 Aug. 2019 Authorities are offering a reward of up to $10,000 after more than 30 firearms were stolen from a Wisconsin pawnshop. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, "After 30 guns stolen from Wis. pawnshop, some showed up in Minneapolis and now a $10K reward is on the table," 27 June 2019 In a revelatory performance, Maron brings his own smart, acerbic persona to a man who never intended to own a pawnshop. — Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities, "‘Sword of Trust’ is a beguiling, smart — and surprisingly deep — comedy," 25 July 2019 Mel owns a pawnshop in Birmingham, Ala. Jon Bass is his assistant, Nathaniel. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "In ‘Sword of Trust,’ it’s blade runners on the loose," 17 July 2019 Three men have been arrested in connection with a 2016 Vallejo pawnshop robbery which left the store owner and his dog dead, and a second man seriously injured, Vallejo police announced Wednesday. — John Glidden, The Mercury News, "Three arrested in connection with deadly North Bay pawn shop robbery," 18 July 2019 In the stylistic neighborhood of Swanberg’s long-form improv projects, writer-director Lynn Shelton’s sidewinding comedy stars Maron as a Birmingham, Ala., pawnshop owner who gets mixed up with a gang of conspiracy theory devotees. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "Marc Maron interview: On Lou Malnati’s, ‘Sword of Trust’ and ‘the trickiest part of acting’," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pawnshop.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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pawnshop
noun
English Language Learners Definition of pawnshop
: a pawnbroker's shop
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pawnshop
noun
pawn·shop
Legal Definition of pawnshop
: a pawnbroker's shop