USURY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("usury" is a kind of...):

lending; loaning (disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned)

Meaning:

An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest

Synonyms:

usury; vigorish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("usury" is a kind of...):

interest rate; rate of interest (the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use)

Derivation:

usurious (greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation)