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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024u•su•ri•ous (yo̅o̅ zhŏŏr′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - practicing usury;
charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of money:a usurious moneylender. - constituting or characterized by usury:usurious rates of interest; a usurious loan.
u•su′ri•ous•ly, adv. u•su′ri•ous•ness, n. 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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