riban.
/ˈrɪba/, U.S. /ˈrɪˌbæ/ Islam.
In Islamic law: interest, usury. Also: the prohibition of this.Riba is prohibited in Qur'anic verses (e.g. 2:275–9), but precisely what constitutes riba is debated by Islamic jurists. Although historically the Qur'an has been interpreted as considering any interest unlawful, many Muslim countries today allow the charging of moderate interest, and only prohibit excessive interest.
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1895 M. Yūsuf, Khan Bahadur Mahomedan Law I. Index p. xxii Riba is huram [i.e. prohibited] in every system of religion.
1907 Columbia Law Rev. 7 192 Both the man that takes and the man that pays ribá are denounced.
1952 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 72 174/2 The wide application of ribâ..certainly is a strictly Islamic development.
1991 Jrnl. Islamic Stud. 2 221 He denies also that interest is an inescapable feature of modern economic life, or that the ban on ribā has been detrimental to the economies of Muslim countries.
2008 Washington Times (Nexis) 11 Dec. a21 Imams and ayatollahs differ, for example, on whether riba prohibits all interest or only usurious interest.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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RIBA n. Royal Institute of British Architects.
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1861 Times 7 June 9/1 Mr. A. J. Beresford Hope, Hon. Fellow R.I.B.A., and President of the Architectural Museum.
a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 86 I had to go to the R.I.B.A. and give the certificates and prizes for the best-designed houses of the year.
2000 Victorian July 26/1 Harvey and Wicks were awarded the Bronze Medal of the RIBA.
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