usury en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈjʉːʒəɹi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (Texas) audio
- /ˈjuʒəɹi/ (Canada, General-American)
- (California) audio
- yo͞o'zhə-rē
- /ˈjuːʒəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English usurie, from Latin ūsūria, from ūsūra (“lending at interest, usury”) from ūsus (“use”), from stem of ūtī (“to use”). Compare usurp and use.
Meanings
- (countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
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(uncountable) The practice of lending money at such rates.
As a practical matter, California usury laws do not seriously inconvenience most lenders, and offer little protection to most borrowers.
2018 May 14, June Lin, “California Usury Laws”, in Niesar & Vestal LLP, page 1:
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(archaic, historical, uncountable) The practice of lending money at interest.
The most hated sort, and with the greatest reason, is usury, which makes a gain out of money itself, and not from the natural object of it. For money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest.
4th century BCE, Aristotle, translated by Benjamin Jowett, Politics, Book I, Part X:In medieval Europe, Jews were often linked to usury and therefore persecuted by authorities.
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(obsolete, uncountable) Profit.
Then will we march to all thoſe Indian Mines, My witleſſe brother to the Chriſtians loſt: And ranſome them with fame and vſurie.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene v:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| usuries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Relateds
usuriously · usurance · usurial · usuress · usurer · usurious · usuriousness
Synonyms
Translations (99)
la ūsūra immodica (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · tr murabahacılık (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · tl pasong (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ka მევახშური პროცენტი (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · be ліхвя́рства (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · be адсо́так (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ru лихва́ (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · mk лихварство (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · he נֶשֶׁךְ (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · is okur (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · sk úžera (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ang feohgafol (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · ka სამევახშეო პროცენტები (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · fi koronkiskonta (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · mi whakatuputupu moni (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · cy usuriaeth (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · eo uzuro (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ja 高利貸し (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · id riba (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · es usura (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · uk проце́нт (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ka მევახშეობა (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · cs lichva (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · la ūsūra immodica (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · tr murabaha (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · nl woeker (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · mk лихварење (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · tl labis na patubo (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · de Zinswucher (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · tr tefecilik (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · hu uzsoráskodás (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · sv ocker (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · sk úžerníctvo (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · de Wucher (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · id riba (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · fa ربا (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ro uzură (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · tr faizcilik (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · da åger (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · gl usura (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · fr usure (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · nb åger (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · cy usuriaeth (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · hu uzsorakamat (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · cmn 高利 (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · sh lihvarenje (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · cs úžernictví (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · ru ростовщи́чество (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · nds-de Woker (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · el τοκογλυφία (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · sh kamatarenje (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · cmn 高利貸 /高利贷 (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · pl lichwiarstwo (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · hy վաշխառություն (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · ota مرابحه (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ang wōcor (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · sh ли̏хва (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · sv ocker (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · sh lȉhva (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · uk лихва́рство (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · cs lichva (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · es usura (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · el τοκογλυφία (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · ko 고리대금업 (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · hu uzsora (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · uk відсо́ток (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · uk лихва́ (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · pt usura (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · fr usure (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · de Wucherzins (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · cs úžera (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · cs lichvářství (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · ota مرابحه (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · ko 고리대금 (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · bg лихва́рство (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · de Wucherei (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · ar مُرَابَاة (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · ja 高利 (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · tl pamamasong (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · bg ли́хва (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · nl woekerrente (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · de Wuchern (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · sl oderuštvo (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · pt usura (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · mk лихва (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · nb åger (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ru проце́нт (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · be працэ́нт (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · da åger (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) · hy վաշխ (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · pl lichwa (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · fo okur (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · uk ли́хва (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ar رِبَا (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · sq fajde (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · fi kiskurikorko (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · ro camătă (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · cu лихва (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) · te అన్యామైన వడ్డీ (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates)