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usury
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usury
(noun)
usury
/
ˈ
juːʒəri/
noun
usury
/
ˈ
juːʒəri/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of USURY
[
noncount
]
formal + disapproving
:
the practice of lending money and requiring the borrower to pay a high amount of interest
— usurious
/ju
ˈ
ʒɚrijəs/
adjective
usurious
interest rates
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