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单词 usurer
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
u•su•rer  (yo̅o̅zhər ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who lends money and charges interest, esp. at an exorbitant or unlawful rate;
    moneylender.
  2. [Obs.]a person who lends money at interest.
  • Medieval Latin ūsūrārius, equivalent. to ūsūr(ia) usury + Latin -ārius -ary
  • Anglo-French
  • Middle English 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
usurer /ˈjuːʒərə/ n
  1. a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
u•su•ry /ˈyuʒəri/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the practice of lending money at an unfairly high interest rate.
u•sur•er, n. [countable]
u•sur•i•ous /yuˈʒʊriəs/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
u•su•ry  (yo̅o̅zhə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.
  2. an exorbitant amount or rate of interest, esp. in excess of the legal rate.
  3. [Obs.]interest paid for the use of money.
  • Medieval Latin ūsūria (compare Latin ūsūra), equivalent. to Latin ūs(us) (see use) + -ūr(a) -ure + -ia -y3
  • Middle English usurie 1275–1325

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