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usurer

/ˈjuː.zə.rə/

/ˈjuː.zɚ.ɚ/

Translations

usurernoun

usurers

/ˈjuː.zə.rə/

/ˈjuː.zɚ.ɚ/

The usurer charged an exorbitant interest rate on the loan.

Ростовщик взимал чрезмерно высокий процент по займу.

Additional translations

Synonyms

loan shark

usurernoun

A person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

The usurer charged exorbitant interest rates, making it difficult for borrowers to repay their loans.

A moneylender; especially one who lends money at exorbitant or illegal rates of interest.

The usurer charged exorbitant interest rates, making it difficult for borrowers to repay their loans.

(Archaic) Any lender of money, regardless of the rate of interest charged.

In medieval towns, the usurer filled a necessary economic niche, providing credit to merchants.