Usury

Quick meaning: Usury is a noun meaning (countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.

Meaning

(countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The practice of lending money at such rates.
2. (uncountable, religion, archaic or historical) The practice of lending money at interest.
3. (uncountable, obsolete) Profit.

Example Sentences

In medieval Europe, Jews were often linked to usury and therefore persecuted by authorities.

Then will we march to all thoſe Indian Mines, My witleſſe brother to the Chriſtians loſt: And ranſome them with fame and vſurie.

As a practical matter, California usury laws do not seriously inconvenience most lenders, and offer little protection to most borrowers.

The most hated sort, and with the greatest reason, is usury, which makes a gain out of money itself, and not from the natural object of it. For money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest.

Word Forms

• usuries

Synonyms for usury

Depending on context, synonyms include oker.

Related Words

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