📈usury

noun
/ˈjuːʒəri/

Meaning

The practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates.

Example Sentences

The law strictly prohibits usury.

Synonyms

loan sharking, extortionate lending, high-interest lending

Antonyms

fair lending, lawful lending

Collocations

practice of usury, usury laws, condemn usury

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