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pawnshop
pawnshop /ˈpɔnˌʃɑːp/
noun
-
A shop where loans are made with personal property as security
(
loan office
, pawnbroker's shop
, pawnshop
)
a shop where loans are made with personal property as security
exertion
exertion /ɪgˈzɝːʃən/
noun
-
(
)
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work
(
elbow grease
, sweat
[Informal] , travail
, effort
, exertion
)
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
He got an A for effort
he got an A for effort
They managed only with great exertion
they managed only with great exertion
unselfishness
unselfishness /ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃnɪs/
noun
-
()
The quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time, money or effort etc. for others
(
unselfishness
)
the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time, money or effort etc. for others
Rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins
rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins
-
Acting generously
(
generosity
, unselfishness
)
acting generously
bondwoman
bondwoman /ˈbɒndwʊmən/
noun
-
A female slave
(
bondmaid
, bondswoman
, bondwoman
)
a female slave
-
A female bound to serve without wages
(
bondmaid
, bondswoman
, bondwoman
)
a female bound to serve without wages