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usury

/ˈjuːʒəri/

usurysubstantiv

usuries

Pl.

Übersetzungen

Usury was a common practice in medieval Europe.

Ростовщичество было обычной практикой в средневековой Европе.

Definitionen

The practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

The lender was accused of usury after charging exorbitant interest rates on the loan.

Interest at unreasonably high rates.

The borrower struggled to repay the usury imposed by the loan shark.

(Archaic) The charging of any interest on a loan.

Medieval Church doctrine regarded all interest as usury.

Synonyme

loan sharking

usuryadjektiv

/ˈjuːʒəri/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "usury laws").

Definitionen

Relating to or involving the practice of charging excessive interest.

The senate debated new usury regulations aimed at protecting borrowers.

Synonyme