Definitions

1. noun

A person or business that lends money against the pledge of personal property, especially jewelry or other valuables, to be returned when the loan is repaid.

“The pawnbroker offered me a low price for my grandmother’s antique watch.”

2. verb

to act as a pawnbroker; to lend money against the pledge of personal property.

“The desperate man was forced to pawnbroker his belongings to pay for medical treatment.”

3. verb (transitive)

to pledge (something) as security for a loan.

“She pawnbrokered her grandmother’s jewelry to raise money for college tuition.”