usury
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usury
- /ˈjuːʒəɹi/ UK
- /ˈjuʒəɹi/ Canada, US
- /ˈjʉːʒəɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
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From Middle English usurie, from Latin ūsūria, from ūsūra (“lending at interest, usury”) from ūsus (“use”), from stem of ūtī (“to use”). Compare usurp and use.
noun usuries
- An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
- The practice of lending money at such rates. As a practical matter, California usury laws do not seriously inconvenience most lenders, and offer little protection to most borrowers.
- The practice of lending money at interest. In medieval Europe, Jews were often linked to usury and therefore persecuted by authorities.
- Profit. Then will we march to all thoſe Indian Mines, My witleſſe brother to the Chriſtians loſt: And ranſome them with fame and vſurie.
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noun practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates
| Español | usura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고리대금업 goridaegeumeop |
| 日本語 | 高利貸し kōrigashi |
| 中文 | 高利貸 /高利贷 gāolìdài |
| Português | usura |
| Français | usure |
| Deutsch | Wucherei, Zinswucher, Wuchern |
| Ελληνικά | τοκογλυφία tokoglyfía |
| Русский | ростовщи́чество rostovščíčestvo |
| العربية | مُرَابَاة murābāh |
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title = {usury},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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