{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/common-crossword-themes/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"These Common Themes Will Help You Solve Your Crossword","content":{"topicLabel":"Games"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/common-themes-will-help-you-solve-your-crossword-20251124.jpg","description":"Crack the code of crossword puzzles with our handy tips. Sharpen your skills and fill in those blanks with confidence and a bit of fun!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/do-you-know-these-tech-terms-throughout-history","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"do-you-know-these-tech-terms-throughout-history","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/what-makes-a-word-funny/","text":"Why Do Some Words Sound So Funny?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/cool-words-about-words/","text":"Portmanteau and Other Cool Words About How We Use Words"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/tree-names-types-of-trees-tree-species/","text":"15 Fascinating Tree Names, Types of Trees, and Tree Species"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/what-are-the-major-punctuation-marks/","text":"Carets & Pipes: The Difference Between Punctuation and Typographical Symbols"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/shakespeare/","text":"Words Popularized by Shakespeare That We Still Use"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/trends-in-education-from-personalized-learning-to-gamification/","text":"Trends in Education: From Personalized Learning to Gamification"}],"topicLabel":"Education"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/turkey/","text":"Which Turkey Came First: The Bird or the Country?"}],"topicLabel":"Holidays 🦃"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/sagittarius-words/","text":"Do These Words Best Describe a Sagittarius?"}],"topicLabel":"Astrology ♐"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"wpFcegJM3DP6CozknwgPw","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6747981-49","sentence":"Typical Diamond District buyers or pawnshops don’t have coin experts on hand.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-11-09T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-09T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/my-moms-been-stashing-silver-coins-would-record-prices-land-her-a-windfall-ba609a29","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Ryan Dezember","title":"My Mom’s Been Stashing Silver Coins. Would Record Prices Land Her a Windfall?"},"offsets":[35,44]},{"id":"6709908-18","sentence":"Days after the theft, the thief brought the artwork to Bednarsh’s pawnshop, where he purchased it.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-04-22T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-04-22T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-22/l-a-pawn-shop-owner-accused-of-trying-to-sell-stolen-andy-warhol-art-worth-175-000","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Kaitlyn Huamani","title":"L.A. pawn shop owner accused of trying to sell stolen Andy Warhol art, worth $175,000"},"offsets":[66,74]},{"id":"6689856-11","sentence":"“The CFPB’s rule jeopardizes access to overdraft services when hardworking Americans face unexpected expenses, leaving them with worse alternatives like payday loans and pawnshops.”","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2024-12-12T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-12-12T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2024/12/12/overdraft-fees-to-be-limited-under-new-rule/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Quinn Sental","title":"Overdraft fees to be limited under new federal rule"},"offsets":[170,179]},{"id":"6610994-24","sentence":"“Without having a rigorous, effective enforcement, nothing’s going to happen,” said Tony DeMarco, a pawnshop owner and president of the Whittier Boulevard Merchants Assn., which opposed the ordinance.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2024-01-30T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-01-30T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-30/la-county-legalize-sidewalk-vendors-unincorporated","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Rebecca Ellis","title":"L.A. County backs a legal path for street vendors in unincorporated areas"},"offsets":[100,108]},{"id":"6597778-39","sentence":"“I can’t believe someone would take it and I hope local pawnshops don’t buy them.”","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2023-12-29T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-12-29T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-29/thieves-assault-fullerton-couple-steal-family-heirlooms-for-daughters-wedding-in-follow-home-robbery","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Andrew J. Campa","title":"'45 seconds of horror': Fullerton couple assaulted, heirlooms stolen in follow-home robbery"},"offsets":[56,65]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"pawnshop"},"requestId":"ZzvGqv7OJb0yeomxB0j0M","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"lender","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"bestower","slug":"lender","synonyms":[{"headword":"Shylock","slug":"shylock"},{"headword":"backer","slug":"backer"},{"headword":"bank","slug":"bank"},{"headword":"banker","slug":"banker"},{"headword":"creditor","slug":"creditor"},{"headword":"granter","slug":"granter"},{"headword":"loan company","slug":"loan-company"},{"headword":"loan shark","slug":"loan-shark"},{"headword":"moneylender","slug":"moneylender"},{"headword":"moneymonger","slug":"moneymonger"},{"headword":"pawnbroker","slug":"pawnbroker"},{"headword":"pawnshop","slug":"pawnshop"},{"headword":"stakeman","slug":"stakeman"},{"headword":"usurer","slug":"usurer"}]}],"slug":"pawnshop"},"meta":{"arg":"pawnshop","requestId":"OX1EqOiTT-sE2AvjKHI7C","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:52:56Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"pawnshop","standardForm":"pawnshop"},"id":"6097f74800000003ce008c8e","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:52:56Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"pawnshop","groups":["a","h","n","o","p","pp","s","w"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"pohsnwap","subwordTokens":["pawnshop","awnshop","wnshop","nshop","shop","hop","op","p"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"lender","id":"6097f6c70000000303001499","slug":"lender"},"targetEntryId":"6097f6c7000000030300149e","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f74800000003ce008c93","ordinal":1,"shortText":"bestower","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"bank","id":"6097f8050000000119006854","slug":"bank"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"banker","id":"6097f8050000000119006a2e","slug":"banker"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"Shylock","id":"6097f7c8000000018b002ce4","slug":"shylock"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"backer","id":"6097f8050000000119002aef","slug":"backer"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"creditor","id":"6097fb64000000021500b829","slug":"creditor"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"granter","id":"6097fbff000000010300ea37","slug":"granter"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"moneylender","id":"6097f70500000000bd009036","slug":"moneylender"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"pawnbroker","id":"6097f74800000003ce008c4e","slug":"pawnbroker"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"usurer","id":"6097f87c00000002b700159e","slug":"usurer"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"loan company","id":"6097f6d7000000016a00c4bb","slug":"loan-company"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"loan shark","id":"6097f6d7000000016a00c4f6","slug":"loan-shark"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"moneymonger","id":"6097f70500000000bd009123","slug":"moneymonger"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"stakeman","id":"6097f7e80000000031005540","slug":"stakeman"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f748bb1f88f7c11dbb66","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680cc8000000023f004c5b","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P01/P0186000/P0186000.flac","mpeg":"P01/P0186000/P0186000.mp3","ogg":"P01/P0186000/P0186000.ogg","wav":"P01/P0186000/P0186000.wav"},"id":"55680cc8000000023f004c5c","ipa":{"text":"ˈpɔnˌʃɒp"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"pawn-shop","text":"pawn-shop"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"pawnshop","source":"random-house","subType":"as-in","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"pawnshop","requestId":"IP8NSe2OVv-4OiLsCB1c0","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:52:56Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"pawnshop","standardForm":"pawnshop","syllabicForm":"pawn·shop"},"id":"55680cc8000000023f004c57","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:52:56Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"pawnshop","groups":["a","h","n","o","p","pp","s","w"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"pohsnwap","subwordTokens":["pawnshop","awnshop","wnshop","nshop","shop","hop","op","p"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680cc8000000023f004c6b","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1840–50; pawn ¹ + shop","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"shop","id":"55680e0f0000000386007ed7","slug":"shop"}}],"id":"55680cc8000000023f004c64","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"the shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold."}],"id":"55680cc8000000023f004c61","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680cc8000000023f004c5b","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P01/P0186000/P0186000.flac","mpeg":"P01/P0186000/P0186000.mp3","ogg":"P01/P0186000/P0186000.ogg","wav":"P01/P0186000/P0186000.wav"},"id":"55680cc8000000023f004c5c","ipa":{"text":"ˈpɔnˌʃɒp"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"pawn-shop","text":"pawn-shop"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"pawnshop","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-07-27T12:48:08Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"pawnshop","standardForm":"pawnshop"},"id":"4c4ed5880000000375002b92","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-07-27T12:48:08Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"pawnshop","groups":["a","h","n","o","p","pp","s","w"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"pohsnwap","subwordTokens":["pawnshop","awnshop","wnshop","nshop","shop","hop","op","p"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4cc8f05c2599d2e161f50659","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Business_and_Economics:Business:Commerce","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"the premises of a pawnbroker"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈpɔːnˌʃɒp"}}]}],"slug":"pawnshop","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"pawnshop","requestId":"iuNWTvh2ZCXbR8yEaaReR","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"pawnshop","slug":"pawnshop"},{"displayForm":"pop shop","slug":"pop-shop"},{"displayForm":"pop-shop","slug":"pop-shop"},{"displayForm":"pro shop","slug":"pro-shop"},{"displayForm":"township","slug":"township"},{"displayForm":"plate shop","slug":"plate-shop"},{"displayForm":"print shop","slug":"print-shop"},{"displayForm":"spaza shop","slug":"spaza-shop"},{"displayForm":"head shop","slug":"head-shop"},{"displayForm":"malt shop","slug":"malt-shop"},{"displayForm":"open shop","slug":"open-shop"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"pawnshop","slug":"pawnshop"},{"displayForm":"township","slug":"township"},{"displayForm":"print shop","slug":"print-shop"},{"displayForm":"bake shop","slug":"bake-shop"},{"displayForm":"cake shop","slug":"cake-shop"},{"displayForm":"java shop","slug":"java-shop"},{"displayForm":"pastry shop","slug":"pastry-shop"},{"displayForm":"repair shop","slug":"repair-shop"},{"displayForm":"barbershop","slug":"barbershop"},{"displayForm":"bishop","slug":"bishop"},{"displayForm":"carhop","slug":"carhop"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"pawnshop"},"requestId":"GAZursJMGnl26aMuU94vC","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

pawnshop

Example Sentences

Related Words