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usury - Dictionary definition and meaning for word usury
Definition
(noun) an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
Definition
(noun) the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
(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
by Angeltks
us(e)+ur+(mone)y by lending for extra interest rates
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by jahnavi89
by jahnavi89
USURY ~ USURP: You're basically trying to USURP money by lending them at exorbitant rates.
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by dushyant
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
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
by the suspect
sounds like udhari and vasuli ; its an undercover business of black money
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by sukhoyash
by sukhoyash
the US (united states) lends money to other nations, but at exorbitant rates
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by saurabhkumar87
by saurabhkumar87
US(we)URY(urgent)so we take money ungently at HIGH INTERESTS..
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by bharathpns
by bharathpns
use ur money for illegal interest rates
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by sansecretcp
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
by pushpa_edit
us+ur+y = y(yield) of ur(your) given to us in high interests
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by gopikrish2000
by gopikrish2000
Usury Check-into-cash places are users
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by msrn
by msrn
usury-->wasuli(Hindi)->hafta wasuli or extortion.
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by subhasish
by subhasish
Usury - They make you sorry for borrowing money from them.
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by akshaynakra
by akshaynakra
usury - demanding 'surity' at a high price or US like 'surity'
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by shalnew
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
by mit006
