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usury

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u·su·ry  (yzh-r)
n. pl. u·su·ries
1. The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegally high rate.
2. An excessive or illegally high rate of interest charged on borrowed money.
3. Archaic Interest charged or paid on a loan.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin sria, alteration of Latin sra, from sus, use; see usual.]

usury [ˈjuːʒərɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the act or practice of loaning money at an exorbitant rate of interest
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) an exorbitant or unlawfully high amount or rate of interest
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Obsolete moneylending
[from Medieval Latin ūsūria, from Latin ūsūra usage, from ūsus use]
usurious  [juːˈʒʊərɪəs] adj

usury
1. the lending of money at excessive interest rates, especially rates above legal limits.
2. the excessive interest rate charged. — usurer, n. — usurious, adj.
See also: Finance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.usury - an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
interest rate, rate of interest - the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
2.usury - the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
lending, loaning - disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
Translations
usury [ˈjuːʒʊrɪ] Nusura f
usury [ˈjuːʒəri] nusure prêt)f >
usury
nWucher m; to practise (Brit) or practice (US) usuryWucher treiben; 32% interest is usury32% Zinsen sind or ist Wucher
usury [ˈjuːʒʊrɪ] n (frm) (old) → usura
usury [ˈjuːʒʊrɪ] n (frm) (old) → usura


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Now money-making, as we say, being twofold, it may be applied to two purposes, the service of the house or retail trade; of which the first is necessary and commendable, the other justly censurable; for it has not its origin in [1258b] nature, but by it men gain from each other; for usury is most reasonably detested, as it is increasing our fortune by money itself, and not employing it for the purpose it was originally intended, namely exchange.
I guess Jim could take care of their silver and old usury notes as well as you could.
This is a kind of usury, banker, that I do not understand.
 
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