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gombeenism

/ ˈɡɒmbiːnɪzəm /

noun

  1. the practice of usury


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gombeenism1

C19: from Irish Gaelic gaimbín interest on a loan, from Middle English cambie exchange, barter, from Latin cambium

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