usury

Meaning of usury

noun

An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
The practice of lending money at such rates.
The practice of lending money at interest.

Information about usury

It is a name.
The plural form of usury is: usuries.
Languages in which usury is used:
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Hyphenation of usury

usury

It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
usury is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

usury synonyms

Meaning vigorish:

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Translation of usury

Italian: usura
Spanish: usura
German: Wucher
French: usure
Portuguese: usura

Words that rhyme with usury

Masury, Treasury, subtreasury, treasury, fissury, dysury

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