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Users could deposit cash into their ewallets for a small transaction fee at convenience stores and pawnshops, and then use that e-cash to make purchases on their phones.
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Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024
In the first season Park plays Jang Tae-san, the owner of the House of Golden Treasure, the best pawnshop in Gyeongseong.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
That gesture further inspired Jenelle and her fiancé, Jay, the pawnshop’s manager, to launch a fundraising campaign on Donald's behalf.
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David Chiu, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Her deterioration mirrored Middletown’s: As Armco shrunk, a once-bustling downtown dwindled into a block of fast-food restaurants and pawnshops.
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Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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First Known Use
1749, in the meaning defined above
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“Pawnshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pawnshop. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
pawnshop
noun
pawn·shop
ˈpȯn-ˌshäp
ˈpän-
: a pawnbroker's shop
Legal Definition
pawnshop
noun
pawn·shop
: a pawnbroker's shop
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