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usury::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | vigorish |
| Type of | interest rate, rate of interest |
| Derivation | usurious |
Examples of usury
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I am hardly friends with the banking industry and its outrageous fees and usury.
From the washingtontimes.com
Usury is a different form of abuse, where the lender charges excessive interest.
From the en.wikipedia.org
You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For many centuries, the term usury referred to the taking of any interest at all.
From the time.com
Annual rates above 36 percent are normally considered to be usury in Kentucky.
From the kentucky.com
Thus, the sin of usury has transformed into more of an anti-trust commandment.
From the economist.com
As Europe pulled ahead, the usury-banning Islamic world remained mired in poverty.
From the economist.com
He seems to imply that Fenton's treatise on usury was also dedicated to Bacon.
From the en.wikipedia.org
And unlike the Arabs, Chinese believe in interest, working capital, and usury.
From the economist.com
- An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
- The act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
- (usurious) exorbitant: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
- Usury (comes from the Medieval Latin usuria, "interest" or from the Latin usura "interest") originally meant the charging of interest on loans. This included charging a fee for the use of money, such as at a bureau de change. ...
- (usurious) Of or pertaining to usury; Exorbitant
- (Usurers) Lenders of money at interest, carrying the implication that such lenders charge an exorbitant, or excessively high, interest rate.
- Charging a rate of interest in excess of that permitted by law.
- Charging more than the rate of interest allowed by law.
- A reference to illegally excessive interest charged on any loan.
