usury C2 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈjuːʒəɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #47325 Meanings 1 noun the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest The court condemned the lender for usury. 2 noun an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest The court condemned the lender for usury. 3 noun An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally. The court condemned the lender for usury. 4 noun The practice of lending money at such rates. As a practical matter, California usury laws do not seriously inconvenience most lenders, and offer little protection to most borrowers. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · an exorbitant or unlawful... vigvigorish More oker Word family Forms usurerusurers Related forms usuranceusurerusuressusurialusurioususuriouslyusuriousness Etymology From Middle English usurie, from Latin ūsūria, from ūsūra (“lending at interest, usury”) from ūsus (“use”), from stem of ūtī (“to use”). Compare usurp and use. Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # usury **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈjuːʒəɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 47325 ## Meanings 1. the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest 2. an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest 3. An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally. 4. The practice of lending money at such rates. ## Examples - The court condemned the lender for usury. - The court condemned the lender for usury. - The court condemned the lender for usury. - As a practical matter, California usury laws do not seriously inconvenience most lenders, and offer little protection to most borrowers. ## Synonyms - oker - vig - vigorish ## Related Forms - usurance - usurer - usuress - usurial - usurious - usuriously - usuriousness ## Etymology From Middle English usurie, from Latin ūsūria, from ūsūra (“lending at interest, usury”) from ūsus (“use”), from stem of ūtī (“to use”). Compare usurp and use. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown