pawnshop

[ pawn-shop ]

/ ˈpɔnˌʃɒp /

the shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold.

Origin of pawnshop

First recorded in 1840–50; pawn¹ + shop

Stay anywhere long enough and every direction eventually leads you toward a pawnshop of your life.

The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind |Brin-Jonathan Butler |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This—this—why, this looked more like a ten-dollar fiddle picked up in a pawnshop!

Dorothy's Triumph |Evelyn Raymond
Down on South Clark Street a customer of mine keeps a pawnshop in connection with his business.

Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes |J. M. Judy
"It was a letter from my dad," explained Bill, and went on to tell him about the watch that was in the pawnshop in his name.

Battling the Clouds |Captain Frank Cobb

His money was all gone, and everything was in the pawnshop except his overcoat, from which he hardly dared part at this season.

To Him That Hath |Leroy Scott
He did not have money enough to continue his business, and a few days after the auction his pawnshop was closed.

Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 |Various

pawnshop

/ (ˈpɔːnˌʃɒp) /

the premises of a pawnbroker