usury

[ yoo-zhuh-ree ]

/ ˈyu ʒə ri /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR usury ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural u·su·ries.

the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.

an exorbitant amount or rate of interest, especially in excess of the legal rate.

Obsolete. interest paid for the use of money.

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

Words nearby usury

usurer, usurious, usurp, usurpation, usurper, usury, U.S.V., usw, usward, ut, uta

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for usury

Those harms are numerous and varied, Del Río says, and can include practices like issuing loans with triple-digit interest rates because fintech companies are often unregulated by the usury laws banks must follow.
What the unbanked need from the 2020 election|McKenna Moore|September 30, 2020|Fortune
On January 29, Francis referred to usury as “a dramatic social ill.”
12 Ways Catholicism is More Radical Than Pope Francis|Nathan Schneider|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There's a reason for the biblical bans on usury: in a zero-growth world, lending money at interest is quite likely to ruin people.
Don't Have Enough to Worry About? Here's One More Thing: Low Growth May be Here to Stay.|Megan McArdle|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Biblical and Islamic bans on "usury" (lending money at interest) strike most modern people as pretty silly.
Our Demographic Decline|Megan McArdle|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST

If I had kept thirteen pence out of his fare, the odd penny would have been usury.
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John Ruskin
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible|R. Heber Newton
This can be accomplished largely, if not completely, by the abolition of usury.
Usury|Calvin Elliott
Despoiled by herself, no avenger to wipe out the stigma Twin maelstroms of debt and of usury suck down the commons.
The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter
He does not more than refer to usury; he does not even mention it by name.
Usury|Calvin Elliott

British Dictionary definitions for usury

usury

/ (ˈjuːʒərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

the act or practice of loaning money at an exorbitant rate of interest

an exorbitant or unlawfully high amount or rate of interest

obsolete moneylending

Derived forms of usury

usurious (juːˈʒʊərɪəs), adjective

Word Origin for usury

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

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

Cultural definitions for usury

usury

[ (yooh-zhuh-ree) ]

The practice of charging more than the legal interest rate.

单词	usury
释义	usury [ yoo-zhuh-ree ] / ˈyu ʒə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR usury ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural u·su·ries. the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest. an exorbitant amount or rate of interest, especially in excess of the legal rate. Obsolete. interest paid for the use of money. 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 Words nearby usury usurer, usurious, usurp, usurpation, usurper, usury, U.S.V., usw, usward, ut, uta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for usury Those harms are numerous and varied, Del Río says, and can include practices like issuing loans with triple-digit interest rates because fintech companies are often unregulated by the usury laws banks must follow. What the unbanked need from the 2020 election\|McKenna Moore\|September 30, 2020\|Fortune On January 29, Francis referred to usury as “a dramatic social ill.” 12 Ways Catholicism is More Radical Than Pope Francis\|Nathan Schneider\|February 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There's a reason for the biblical bans on usury: in a zero-growth world, lending money at interest is quite likely to ruin people. Don't Have Enough to Worry About? Here's One More Thing: Low Growth May be Here to Stay.\|Megan McArdle\|March 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Biblical and Islamic bans on "usury" (lending money at interest) strike most modern people as pretty silly. Our Demographic Decline\|Megan McArdle\|December 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST If I had kept thirteen pence out of his fare, the odd penny would have been usury. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|John Ruskin Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible\|R. Heber Newton This can be accomplished largely, if not completely, by the abolition of usury. Usury\|Calvin Elliott Despoiled by herself, no avenger to wipe out the stigma Twin maelstroms of debt and of usury suck down the commons. The Satyricon, Complete\|Petronius Arbiter He does not more than refer to usury; he does not even mention it by name. Usury\|Calvin Elliott British Dictionary definitions for usury usury / (ˈjuːʒərɪ) / noun plural -ries the act or practice of loaning money at an exorbitant rate of interest an exorbitant or unlawfully high amount or rate of interest obsolete moneylending Derived forms of usury usurious (juːˈʒʊərɪəs), adjective Word Origin for usury C14: from Medieval Latin ūsūria, from Latin ūsūra usage, from ūsus use 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 usury exploitation, stealing Cultural definitions for usury usury [ (yooh-zhuh-ree) ] The practice of charging more than the legal interest rate. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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usury

noun, plural u·su·ries.

Origin of usury

Words nearby usury

Example sentences from the Web for usury

British Dictionary definitions for usury

noun plural -ries

Derived forms of usury

Word Origin for usury

Words related to usury

Cultural definitions for usury