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usury
[ yoo-zhuh-ree ]
noun
- the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.
- an exorbitant amount or rate of interest, especially in excess of the legal rate.
- Obsolete. interest paid for the use of money.
usury
/ ˈjuːʒərɪ; juːˈʒʊərɪəs /
noun
- the act or practice of loaning money at an exorbitant rate of interest
- an exorbitant or unlawfully high amount or rate of interest
- obsolete.moneylending
usury
- The practice of charging more than the legal interest rate .
Derived Forms
- usurious, adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of usury1
Example Sentences
Other pages on his site appear to criticise "fiat money" - commonly used currencies as opposed to gold and digital tokens like Bitcoin - and usury, the charging of interest on loans.
In 2018, he repeated a claim about usury and Ashkenazi Jews similar to the one he made in his speech to Fatah members last month.
“These people were fought because of their social function related to money, usury,” Abbas said in the speech.
Later, he specifies that he was referring to the role of Jews involving "usury, money and so on".
You can read injunctions against usury in the Vedic texts of ancient India, in the sutras of Buddhism and in the Torah.
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