All 6 Uses
pawn shop
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The Demolished Man
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- Much smarter," murmured Reich, and flagged a Jumper to Jerry Church's pawnshop on the upper west side.†
Chpt 3pawnshop = a shop that offers loans to individuals who use their personal property as collateral
- After too long a time, the image of Jerry Church appeared against a background of pawnshop debris.†
Chpt 7 *
- —— 11 The pawnshop was in darkness.†
Chpt 11
- As Powell opened the door, flooding the pawnshop with the cold argent street light, Church suddenly called: "Just a minute."†
Chpt 11
- A queasy shuddering seized the pawnshop and shook it into horrible vibration.†
Chpt 11
- The pawnshop door opened a slit.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(pawn shop) a shop that either offers loans to individuals who use their personal property as collateral, or that purchases the personal property outrightAt 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 (the property an sells it to someone else. Otherwise, the property is returned to the borrower.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)