How do you pronounce usury?

usury is pronounced as /ˈjuːʒəri/.

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📈usury (yuzëri)

noun

/ˈjuːʒəri/

usure (usure)

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Signification

The practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates.

Traduction de la signification

La pratique de prêter de l'argent à des taux d'intérêt excessivement élevés.

La pratique de preter de l'argent a des taux d'interet excessivement eleves.

Phrases d'exemple

The law strictly prohibits usury.

La loi interdit strictement l'usure.

Synonymes

loan sharking, extortionate lending, high-interest lending

Antonymes

fair lending, lawful lending

Collocations

practice of usury, usury laws, condemn usury

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