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Word: Usury
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French usurie, or from medieval Latin usuria, from Latin usura, from usus ‘a use’ (see use)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈjuːʒ(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest
Short Definition:action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest
Examples:- the medieval prohibition on usury
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