usury

Pronunciation

• enPR: yo͞o'zhə-rē, IPA ^(key): /ˈjuːʒəri/

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Noun

Singular usury

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Usury is the practice of lending money at extremely high interest rates.
2. (uncountable) Exploitative moneylending.