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Usury

British pronunciation/jˈuːzjʊɹi/
American pronunciation/ˈjuzɝi/, /ˈjuʒɝi/
Usury
[NOUN]
1

the practice or act of lending money at exorbitant interest rates

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2

an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest

synonyms : vigorish
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Examples
1And so, usury is again on our minds.
2That's usury.
3In particular it prevents usury, or the charging of excessive interest for loans, which is prohibited in the Quran.
4You know this is about usury.
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