hockshop
Definition
Noun: - A pawnshop: "hockshop" is an informal term for a pawnshop, a business where people can borrow money by leaving personal items (such as jewelry or electronics) as collateral. If the loan is not repaid, the shop may sell the item.
Usage Examples
- (He pawned his guitar at a pawnshop for a loan.)
- (The pawnshop displays items for sale that were not redeemed.)
Advanced Usage
- "to hock something" (related verb): to pawn an item at a hockshop.
- She had to hock her grandmother's necklace to pay the rent. (She pawned the necklace at a pawnshop for money.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hock (verb, informal): to pawn or sell something for quick cash.
- He hocked his laptop at the hockshop. (He pawned his laptop.)
- Hock (noun, informal): the state of being pawned or in debt.
- My watch is in hock at the hockshop. (My watch is currently pawned.)
Synonyms
- Pawnshop: a formal term for a business that lends money on items left as security.
- Loan office: a place where personal loans are made against collateral.
- Secondhand store: a shop selling used goods, though not necessarily offering loans.
Related Idioms
- In hock: deeply in debt or having items pawned.
- After the expensive wedding, they were in hock to the bank. (They owed a lot of money.)