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usury - Dictionary definition and meaning for word usury

Definition
(noun) an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
Synonyms : vigorish
Definition
(noun) the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for usury

USURY reminds me of TREASURY - Lending money from the treasury at a very high rate of interest
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by Angeltks
us(e)+ur+(mone)y by lending for extra interest rates
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by jahnavi89
USURY ~ USURP: You're basically trying to USURP money by lending them at exorbitant rates.
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by dushyant
(Yun)usury! Some people criticize Dr. Yunus on the ground that his institution Grameen Bank lend money at extremely high rate of interest. Hence YunUSURY means usury.
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by abdullah71
usury - think U r SURety (collateral), will you pay the exorbitant rate of interest... for your friend (who wanted you to be his collateral)
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by the suspect
sounds like udhari and vasuli ; its an undercover business of black money
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by sukhoyash
the US (united states) lends money to other nations, but at exorbitant rates
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by saurabhkumar87
US(we)URY(urgent)so we take money ungently at HIGH INTERESTS..
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by bharathpns
use ur money for illegal interest rates
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by sansecretcp
Usury - It is profitable to the moneylender but a liability for the one who takes the loan.
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by pushpa_edit
us+ur+y = y(yield) of ur(your) given to us in high interests
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by gopikrish2000
Usury Check-into-cash places are users
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by msrn
usury-->wasuli(Hindi)->hafta wasuli or extortion.
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by subhasish
Usury - They make you sorry for borrowing money from them.
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by akshaynakra
usury - demanding 'surity' at a high price or US like 'surity'
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by shalnew
because of usury the borrower cant pay back money in time which leads the lender to do USULY
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by mit006

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