moneylender Definition
money·lender (-len′dər)
noun
a person whose business is lending money at interest
moneylender Usage Examples
Possessives
service: The moneylender's service can be said to be superior ' to Jyoti's in a number of ways.
Converse of subject
charge: The interest rate charged by moneylenders is in the range of 60 to 120 per cent per annum.
Converse of object
- use: Customers used a moneylender in one of three main ways: A third - most commonly couples without dependants - bought consumer goods.
- include: Financing seasonal inputs: borrowing or saving down ' Informal lending institutions in rural areas include moneylenders and traders offering credit to customers.
- drive: Methuen, £ 18.99 JESUS drove the moneylenders out of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Adjective modifier
- traditional: The other is informal system comprising traditional moneylenders, pawnbrokers and trade specific lenders.
- licensed: In contrast to the media image, the majority of licensed moneylenders are women working part-time.
- urban: Many urban moneylenders offer this service at high cost.
- private: Money: 240 Influence: 20 Seek Loan Seek a sum of cash from commercial or private moneylenders, even another player.
- local: Due to the shortage of capital they are compelled to borrow funds from local moneylenders at a high rate of interest.
Preposition: in
temple: Christ vented his anger on the moneylenders in the temple.
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