Usury - English meaning
Usury – definitions in English dictionary
nounThe action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
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The medieval prohibition on usury
nounThe lending of money at extremely high interest rates
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The payday loans, exempt from usury laws, carry an annual interest rate of 390%., a usurer who char…
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Word origin
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French usurie, or from medieval Latin usuria, from Latin usura, from usus ‘a use’ (see use).
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