hockshops
Pledge-for-cash businesses
Hockshops is the plural of hockshop, a somewhat old-fashioned term for a pawnshop—a business that lends money in exchange for personal property held as collateral.
The word comes from hock, slang for pawn: He put his watch in hock.
Hockshops carry associations with financial desperation and seedier neighborhoods.
Ornamental personal accessories
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- instrumentsTools for precise tasks
- electronicsStudy of circuits
- toolsDevices for doing work
firearms · gold · silver · diamonds · rings · guitars · cameras · coins
Pledging goods for loans
- pledgingMaking a solemn promise
- collateralSecurity for debt
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
redemption · appraisal · valuation · ticket · receipt · forfeit · repayment · terms
Lenders securing personal property
- collateralSecurity for debt
- storefrontsForward-facing retail exteriors
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
tickets · broker · lending · neighborhood · downtown · shopkeeper · counter · display
jewelry
Ornamental personal accessories
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- instrumentsTools for precise tasks
- electronicsStudy of circuits
tools · firearms · gold · silver · diamonds · rings · guitars · cameras · coins · antiques
pawning
Pledging goods for loans
- pledgingMaking a solemn promise
- collateralSecurity for debt
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
interest · redemption · appraisal · valuation · ticket · receipt · forfeit · repayment · terms · percentage
pawnbrokers
Lenders securing personal property
- collateralSecurity for debt
- storefrontsForward-facing retail exteriors
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
redemption · tickets · broker · lending · neighborhood · downtown · shopkeeper · counter · display · window
desperation
Utter loss of hope
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- povertySevere lack of resources
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
financial · emergency · stigma · shame · necessity · survival · broke · destitute · temporary · hustle
hockshopsinvestment banks
Securities underwriting institutions
commercial banks · private banks · credit unions · hedge funds · banks
hockshopsretail stores
Consumer-facing sales establishments
department stores · boutiques · shopping malls · emporiums · showrooms