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Definitions for Usury

[1] the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.
[2] an exorbitant amount or rate of interest, especially in excess of the legal rate.
[3] Obsolete . interest paid for the use of money.
[4] the act or practice of loaning money at an exorbitant rate of interest
[5] an exorbitant or unlawfully high amount or rate of interest
[6] obsolete moneylending

Words related to Usury

exploitation, stealing

Words nearby Usury

usumbura, usurer, usurious, usurp, usurpation, usury, usw, usward, ut, ut dict., ut infra

Origin of Usury

1275–1325; Middle English usurie < Medieval Latin ūsūria (compare Latin ūsūra ), equivalent to Latin ūs(us ) (see use) + -ūr(a ) -ure + -ia -y3

Word origin for Usury

C14: from Medieval Latin ūsūria, from Latin ūsūra usage, from ūsus use

Synonyms for Usury

exploitation, stealing