💰 Lending at high rates 💰 To lend at high rates 💸 To overcharge

to shylocking

1 9.9

To lend money at very high interest to exploit people

verb
/ˈʃaɪlɒkɪŋ/

Slur

: [término ofensivo para cobrar intereses usurarios]

He was arrested for shylocking after charging desperate people outrageous interest rates.

Examples

The newspaper exposed several individuals shylocking in poor neighborhoods.
Laws have been passed to prevent anyone from shylocking in the city.
He was accused of shylocking his customers.
Many people consider shylocking to be unethical.
The government took action against those shylocking in vulnerable communities by enforcing stricter lending laws.
Local authorities are cracking down on individuals shylocking and taking advantage of people's financial emergencies.
She called out the loan shark for shylocking her friends during their time of need.

How Exploitative

to shylocking

Slur

1 9.9

lending

91 1.8

Surface Forms

shylocking infinitive

shylocked past

shylocked past participle

shylocking present participle

shylocks third person singular

Morphology

shylocking = shylock (transparent) = shylock + ing

Present-participle/gerund formation from the verb 'shylock'; the progressive/participial form is morphologically regular and semantically direct.

Etymology

Shylocking comes from Shylock, a moneylender in Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice' who demanded very high interest. So, to shylock someone is to lend them money at very high, unfair rates, and the term is often seen as offensive.