loan shark

SEE SYNONYMS FOR loan shark ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Informal.

a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer.

Origin of loan shark

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Words nearby loan shark

Loan Council, Loanda, loanee , loaner, loan office, loan shark, loansharking, loanshift, loan-to-value, loan translation, loan value

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Example sentences from the Web for loan shark

Vincent Asaro was also recorded telling CW-1 about collecting $30,000 on a loan-shark debt only for Di Fiore to demand half.
A Goodfellas Sequel: A True-Life Lufthansa Figure Comes to Court|Michael Daly|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vincent Asaro is also charged with joining co-defendants Ragano and Jack Bonventre in seeking to collect on loan-shark debts.
A Goodfellas Sequel: A True-Life Lufthansa Figure Comes to Court|Michael Daly|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A loan-shark does not lose much time in matters of this sort.
The Best Policy|Elliott Flower
Then, determined to get something out of the policy, he had gone to a loan-shark.
The Best Policy|Elliott Flower

British Dictionary definitions for loan shark

loan shark

noun

informal a person who lends funds at illegal or exorbitant rates of interest

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单词	loan shark
释义	loan shark SEE SYNONYMS FOR loan shark ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer. Origin of loan shark An Americanism dating back to 1900–05 Words nearby loan shark Loan Council, Loanda, loanee , loaner, loan office, loan shark, loansharking, loanshift, loan-to-value, loan translation, loan value Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loan shark Vincent Asaro was also recorded telling CW-1 about collecting $30,000 on a loan-shark debt only for Di Fiore to demand half. A Goodfellas Sequel: A True-Life Lufthansa Figure Comes to Court\|Michael Daly\|January 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Vincent Asaro is also charged with joining co-defendants Ragano and Jack Bonventre in seeking to collect on loan-shark debts. A Goodfellas Sequel: A True-Life Lufthansa Figure Comes to Court\|Michael Daly\|January 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A loan-shark does not lose much time in matters of this sort. The Best Policy\|Elliott Flower Then, determined to get something out of the policy, he had gone to a loan-shark. The Best Policy\|Elliott Flower British Dictionary definitions for loan shark loan shark noun informal a person who lends funds at illegal or exorbitant rates of interest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to loan shark moneylender, usurer
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loan shark

noun Informal.

Origin of loan shark

Words nearby loan shark

Example sentences from the Web for loan shark

British Dictionary definitions for loan shark

noun

Words related to loan shark