Both Uses of
pawn shop
in
The Fountainhead
- The light came from the window of a pawnshop.†
Chpt 4.16 *
- He thought, the most indecent sight on earth, a pawnshop window.†
Chpt 4.16
Definition:
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(pawn shop) a shop that offers loans to people who use their personal property as collateraleditor's notes: At a pawn shop, collateral refers to personal property of the borrower that that is left at the pawn shop. If the loan isn't repaid with interest, the pawn shop keeps (and can sell) the property. Otherwise, it is returned to the borrower.