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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024u•su•rer (yo̅o̅′zhər ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who lends money and charges interest, esp. at an exorbitant or unlawful rate;
moneylender. - [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 - a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024u•su•ry /ˈyuʒəri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- 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 © 2024u•su•ry (yo̅o̅′zhə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.
- an exorbitant amount or rate of interest, esp. in excess of the legal rate.
- [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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