usury
noun pl. usuries
- the act or practice of lending money at interest, now specif., at a rate of interest that is excessive or unlawfully high
- interest at such a high rate
See usury in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(yo͞oˈzhə-rē)
noun pl. u·su·ries - The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegally high rate.
- An excessive or illegally high rate of interest charged on borrowed money.
- Archaic Interest charged or paid on a loan.
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