pawnbrokers
Loan-for-goods dealers
Pawnbrokers are people who lend money in exchange for personal property held as security.
If the borrower repays the loan plus interest within a set period, they reclaim their item; otherwise, the pawnbroker sells it.
Pawnbrokers operate pawnshops, sometimes called simply pawns: There's a pawnbrokers on the corner that might give you fifty for that guitar.
Lender demanding excessive interest
- moneylenderOne providing loans
- creditorOne owed money
- financierManager of substantial funds
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
interest · advance · repayment · principal · collateral · pledge · security · mortgage
Retail sales venue
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- counterFlat service surface
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- safeFree from peril
storefront · secondhand · uncle · hockshop · licensed · regulated · district
Dispute price persistently
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- dealAgreement or distribution
- termsConditions of an agreement
offer · counteroffer · agreement · redeem · reclaim · forfeit · auction · sale
Ornamental personal accessories
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- diamondsPrecious crystallized carbon
gemstones · antiques · heirlooms · electronics · instruments · firearms · tools · collectibles
Estimation of worth
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
pricing · worth · resale · condition · provenance · certification · expertise · gemologist
usurer
Lender demanding excessive interest
- moneylenderOne providing loans
- creditorOne owed money
- financierManager of substantial funds
loan · interest · advance · repayment · principal · collateral · pledge · security · mortgage · lien
shop
Retail sales venue
safe · storefront · secondhand · uncle · hockshop · licensed · regulated · district
haggle
Dispute price persistently
terms · offer · counteroffer · agreement · redeem · reclaim · forfeit · auction · sale · consignment
jewelry
Ornamental personal accessories
diamonds · gemstones · antiques · heirlooms · electronics · instruments · firearms · tools · collectibles · luxury
appraisal
Estimation of worth
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
inspection · pricing · worth · resale · condition · provenance · certification · expertise · gemologist · hallmark
- early bankingmoney changers, moneylenders, moneylending, money lending, loans
- backerssupporters, backers, sponsors, patrons, funders
- merchantstraders, merchant, merchants, retailers, vendors
- Banking Historybank runs, bank failures, central banks, Federal Reserve, gold standard
- creditorslenders, moneylenders, banks, credit unions, bondholders
- diamond buyersjewelers, collectors, investors, retailers, wholesalers
pawnbrokersbanks
Financial institutions or riversides
commercial banks · credit unions · mortgage lenders · investment banks · building societies
pawnbrokerscharities
Groups aiding the needy
philanthropists · charitable organizations · benefactors · charitable foundations · donors
pawnbrokersretailers
Businesses selling to public
gift shops · department stores · jewelers · wholesalers · manufacturers