| 单词 | at, to, on, upon usury |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat, to, on, upon usury c. In the phrases at, to, on, upon usury. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [adverb] > at interest at, to, on, upon usurya1400 to use1598 upon usea1607 at use1609 on rent1609 a1400 Prose Psalter (Dublin) xiv. 6 He þat ȝaf mony to vsurye ne toke noȝt ȝiftes vp on innocentes. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Deut. xxiii. 20 Vnto a straunger thou maiest lende vpon vsury. 1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 62 Lett me borrow them both upon tolerable usurye. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 283 That it might not be lawfull for those to borrow upon usurie. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. viii. 35 Taking mony at usurie, for the present payment of interest. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 332 'Tis lending on Usury, under the pretence of giving freely. 1844 tr. M. T. Asmar Mem. Babylonian Princess II. 105 If I put it [sc. corn] at usury, shall not my bones howl from my grave. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 17 The man who does not..lend his capital upon ‘usury’ is.. lacking in his duty to himself or his family. < as lemmas |
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