Meaning of PAWNBROKER
Pronunciation: | | 'powrn`browkur
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security |
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| See Also: | | lender, loaner, pledgee | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Pawn"bro`ker\, n.
One who makes a business of lending money on the security of
personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.
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| Related Terms: | | bank, banker, bill broker, broker, cambist, cotton broker, credit union, diamond broker, discount broker, estate agent, finance company, finance corporation, furniture broker, grain broker, hock shop, hotel broker, insurance broker, land broker, lender, lending institution, loan officer, loan shark, loaner, money broker, money changer, moneylender, moneymonger, mortgage broker, mortgage company, mortgage holder, mortgagee, note broker, pawnbrokery, pawnshop, real estate agent, real estate broker, Realtor, ship broker, Shylock, stockbroker, usurer |
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