noun
A shop that lends money in exchange for personal property; synonymous with 質屋 (しちや), which is the more common native term.
See also: 質屋
彼は時計をポーンショップに持っていった。
He took his watch to a pawnshop.
質屋 is the standard Japanese word for pawnshop, while ポーンショップ is a less common English loanword.
Borrowed from English 'pawnshop'.