A pawn shop in California
A pawn shop in the U.S. It shows the pawn-shop
symbol, which is three balls.
A pawn shop (also called a pawnshop or pawnbroker) is a shop or business who loans money to people who bring in valuable items which they leave with the pawnbroker. Examples of items that a person may leave are jewellery, gold, watches, cameras, musical instruments, televisions or computers.