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usury (ˈjuːʒərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | the act or practice of loaning money at an exorbitant rate of interest |
| 2. | an exorbitant or unlawfully high amount or rate of interest |
| 3. | obsolete moneylending |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin ūsūria, from Latin ūsūra usage, from ūsus | |
| usurious | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Please stop these credit card companies from these usurious practices.
It's time to make them stop gouging us with usurious and unfair interest rates on credit cards.
Among the earliest changes they wrought was to reduce usurious interest rates, and build a few hospitals and roads.
In the last few years, the number of payday lenders and other usurious lenders have soared.
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