mont-de-piété
French → English
noun//mɔ̃.d(ə).pje.te//
(finance) Pawnshop: a public establishment where money is lent against pawned items
Pour payer ses dettes, il a dû porter sa montre en or au mont-de-piété.
(English) To pay his debts, he had to take his gold watch to the pawnshop.
Le mont-de-piété de Paris est familièrement appelé « Ma Tante ».
(English) The Paris pawnshop is colloquially known as "My Aunt."
Entry ID: fr:en:mont-de-piété · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary