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usurious

[ yoo-zhoor-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. practicing usury; charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of money:

    a usurious moneylender.

  2. constituting or characterized by usury:

    usurious rates of interest; a usurious loan.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü·²õ³Ü۟±Â·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü·²õ³Ü۟±Â·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²ÔŽÇ²Ôu·²õ³Ü۟±Â·ŽÇ³Ü²õ adjective
  • non³Ü·²õ³Ü۟±Â·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • non³Ü·²õ³Ü۟±Â·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ôu·²õ³Ü۟±Â·ŽÇ³Ü²õ adjective
  • un³Ü·²õ³Ü۟±Â·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • un³Ü·²õ³Ü۟±Â·ŽÇ³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of usurious1

First recorded in 1600–10; usury + -ous
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An auto lender that allegedly charged hidden, usurious interest rates got to stay in business last year if it paid a fine and didn’t commit fraud in the future.

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Some banks that boast of having eliminated overdraft fees, for instance, do so by enrolling their customers in services through which they’ll cover your bills, but charge usurious interest rates for the excess.

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Antisemitism had long traded on the stereotype of the Jew as Shylock, the usurious, heartless banker.

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Travelers on the east/west road, now partially flooded, were hostages to a private ferry operator who offered lake crossings at usurious prices.

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Nearly two decades ago, the state made it a felony to offer high-interest payday loans that state lawmakers described as usurious.

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