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usury

Pronunciation: /ˈjuːʒ(ə)ri/
Definition of usury

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest: the medieval prohibition on usury
  • archaic interest at unreasonably high rates.

Origin:

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French usurie, or from medieval Latin usuria, from Latin usura, from usus 'a use' (see use)

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