Definition: The support or influence given by a person or group to a business, organization, or individual, often in the form of financial assistance or regular customers.

Example: The art gallery relies on the patronage of local businesses to fund its exhibitions.

Definition: The condition of being very poor or living in extreme poverty.

Example: Many people in the city are struggling with pauperism due to lack of jobs.

Definition: To make someone very poor or to reduce them to a state of poverty.

Example: The economic crisis could pauperize many families if jobs are not restored soon.

Definition: A person or thing that is used by someone else to achieve their goals, often without having much power or control. In games, it refers to a low-value piece that can move in specific ways.

Example: In the game of chess, the pawn is the most numerous piece on the board.

Definition: To give something valuable to a pawnbroker as security for a loan, with the understanding that it can be reclaimed later by paying back the loan plus interest.

Example: He decided to pawn his guitar to get some quick cash.

Definition: Describing something that can be used as collateral for a loan or can be sold for money.

Example: The old jewelry was pawnable, so she decided to take it to the pawn shop.

Definition: A person or business that lends money to people in exchange for personal items that are kept as security until the loan is paid back.

Example: She took her grandmother's jewelry to the pawnbroker to get some quick cash.

Definition: The activity of lending money in exchange for personal items that can be sold if the loan is not paid back.

Example: He started a pawnbroking business to help people get quick cash for their valuables.

Definition: A person who gives an item to a pawnbroker in exchange for money, with the item held as collateral until the money is repaid.

Example: The pawner left his watch at the shop to get some quick cash.

Definition: A store where people can buy or sell items, often valuable, and where items can be given as collateral for loans.

Example: I went to the pawnshop to see if I could sell my old guitar.

Definition: Relating to money that is given or received for work or services.

Example: The pay rate for this job is higher than average.

Definition: Money that is given to someone for work they have done or for services they have provided.

Example: The pay for this job is higher than I expected.

Definition: To give money to someone for goods or services, or to settle a debt or obligation.

Example: I need to pay the rent by the end of the month.