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usury
u·su·ry [ yəree ] (plural u·su·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. lending at exorbitant interest: the lending of money at an exorbitant rate of interest
2. exorbitant interest: an exorbitant rate of interest
[14th century. Via assumed Anglo-Norman usurie< Latin usura "use of money lent, interest" < usus "use"]

u·su·rer noun
u·su·ri·ous [ yoo ree əss ] adjective
u·su·ri·ous·ly adverb
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