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A pawnbroker's shop, especially one where unredeemed items are sold to the public.
‘The generals and the contractors buy up beach property and own stock in the institutions that bankroll the pawnshops.’
‘Our only used bookstore has gone, to be replaced by a pawnshop, of all things.’
‘Like tax preparation services, pawnshops and auto dealers serve as middlemen for such loans.’
‘She knew that she was in luck when she saw a small pawnshop tucked away in the corner of the alley.’
‘Their business interests ranged from salt, iron, cotton, silk and tea to various financial endeavours, including pawnshops, private banks and account bureaux.’
‘Well, a lot of this gear ends up in local pawnshops.’
‘There are instant-finance places, pawnshops, and everything else.’
‘Police also conducted an audit of local pawnshops to find stolen goods.’
‘Resources could be spread over the year or week by credit from the local store or taking possessions to the pawnshop.’
‘With business booming, local pawnshops take no chances.’
‘In many states, pawnshops are the classic example.’
‘He couldn't buy more than he already had, without having to take some of the items to other pawnshops or to auction houses.’
‘One hundred and fourteen mobile phones were confiscated from the pawnshops.’
‘Even in the lousiest of pawnshops it wouldn't have fetched anything worthwhile.’
‘Second-hand stores and pawnshops in Vancouver send in 400,000 routine reports each year on the items they purchase.’
‘Somebody in the Boston pawnshops might recognize her.’
‘The medicinal shop just a few doors down from the pawnshop was a very small building.’
‘I passed countless restaurants, nightclubs, strip clubs, pawnshops, and apartment buildings as I made my way down the block.’
‘I had to go in and out of pawnshops and drug stores every day for more than four years.’
‘I love scouring pawnshops and Cash Converters, used book, CD and video stores.’