mon·ey·lend·er

(mŭn′ē-lĕn′dər)

One that lends money at an interest rate.

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moneylender

(ˈmʌnɪˌlɛndə)

(Banking & Finance) a person who lends money at interest as a living

ˈmoneyˌlending adj, n

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mon•ey•lend•er

(ˈmʌn iˌlɛn dər)

n.

a person or organization whose business it is to lend money at interest.

[1775–85]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

moneylender - someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

loan shark, shylock, usurer

lender, loaner - someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters

shark - a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest

Translations

مُرابٍ، شَخْص يُقْرِض المال بِفائِدَه

kdo půjčuje peníze za úrok

pengeudlåner

Geldverleiher

prêteur

pénzkölcsönző

peningalánari

prestatore di denaro usuraio

pengeutlåner

kto požičiava peniaze na úrok

faizcitefeci

放债者

moneylender

[ˈmʌnɪˌlendəʳ] N → prestamista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

moneylender

[ˈmʌnilɛndə^r] n → prêteur/euse m/fmoney-maker moneymaker [ˈmʌnimeɪkə^r] n (British) (business, product) → affaire f lucrativemoney-making [ˈmʌnimeɪkɪŋ] adj [scheme, potential, opportunity] → lucratif/ivemoney market n → marché m monétairemoney order n (US) → mandat mmoney purchase modif [pension, plan] → à cotisations déterminées
money purchase scheme → régime à cotisations déterminéesmoney spinner n (British) → mine f d'or (fig)money supply n → masse f monétaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

moneylender

[ˈmʌnɪˌlɛndəʳ] n → chi presta soldi (pej) → usuraio/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

money

(ˈmani) noun

coins or banknotes used in trading. Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness.

ˈmoney-box noun

a box for saving money in.

ˈmoneylender noun

a person who lends money and charges interest.

lose/make money

to make a loss or a profit. This film is making a lot of money in America.

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References in classic literature

Here was the guileless person who was not a professional moneylender, but who would be glad to correspond, etc.

Reuben Metaxa," said the moneylender. "Was it about an advance you wished to see me?"

"This is beside the question," said the moneylender with a deprecatory shrug.

Presently feet were heard upon the stairs, the moneylender hurried out, there was a sound of whispering, and he returned with a large, fat, greasy-looking man, clad in a much worn frock-coat, and a very dilapidated top hat.

The moneylender opened it and dipped his pen into the ink.

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You tell me this man you have here spent weeks and months wheedling needy women out of small sums of money; that he used a drug at the best, and a poison at the worst; that he turned up afterwards as the lowest kind of moneylender, and cheated most poor people in the same patient and pacific style.

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"And if people have taken out a loan from a moneylender, they could be landed with interest rates as high as 278%, which are crippling."

BACK TO SCHOOL.. & BACK TO DEBT; Parents warned over loan risk

'I hope after this the moneylender would not attack my house again and I hope the police will take necessary action without delay,' she said.

Ipoh exec in fear after loan sharks mark wrong house, leave note threatening arson

Local private news channel reported that Pakistan has adopted a tight monetary and fiscal policy stance based on all terms and conditions of the global moneylender in order to secure a three-year bailout package.

IMF Executive board likely to approve bailout package for Pakistan today

The constable's relatives told journalists that Pehlaj Kumar, 31, took the extreme step in utter desperation and hopelessness as he failed to pay back a loan he had taken from a moneylender a few months ago and he could no more stand the daily insult the lender subjected him to.

Indebted cop commits suicide

Marc Jayson Cayabyab (The Philippine Star) - January 20, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines An Indian moneylender was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants as he was collecting debt payments in Caloocan.

Indian robbed, shot

After a few years, it came to the notice of the authorities of the institute that all the lower class employees were steeped in debt and mostly indebted to a local moneylender who comes in his car and waits in front of the organization on the salary disbursement day.

Invisible Injustice - 88