usury

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.

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

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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

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	usury - an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest vigorish 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] N → usura f

usury [ˈjuːʒəri] n → usure prêt)f >

usury

n → Wucher m; to practise (Brit) or practice (US) usury → Wucher treiben; 32% interest is usury → 32% Zinsen sind or ist Wucher

usury [ˈjuːʒʊrɪ] n (frm) (old) → usura