📈usury (juːzəri)

noun
/ˈjuːʒəri/
Wucher (Wucher)

Bedeutung

The practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates.
Bedeutungsübersetzung
Die Praxis, Geld zu einem unverschämt hohen Zinssatz zu verleihen.
Die Praxis, Geld zu einem unverschamt hohen Zinssatz zu verleihen.

Beispielsätze

The law strictly prohibits usury.

Das Gesetz verbietet streng Zinswucher.
Das Gesetz verbietet streng Zinswucher.

Synonyme

loan sharking, extortionate lending, high-interest lending

Antonyme

fair lending, lawful lending

Kollokationen

practice of usury, usury laws, condemn usury

Verwandte Vokabulare

sharpness of mind or senses; severity or intensity of a condition
The position, dignity, or authority of a king.
A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
The state of being easily influenced, harmed, or affected by something.
The condition of being adequate or enough; adequacy.
The action of spreading and promoting an idea, theory, etc.

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