usury
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- noun
- /ˈjuːʒəri/
- Specialized
:
usura
- Prohibition of Riba (usury) is a basic principle in Islamic financial ethics and law.
- usury laws
- prohibition of usury
- profit through usury
You can go back to our religious texts for usury laws and for sort of a demonization of money lenders.
- You can go back to our religious texts for usury laws and for sort of a demonization of money lenders.
Examples
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To have hope, let us cancel all debts and cease usury and interest in the world.
Blog text (24) -
Furthermore, no one who served in the sanctuary could be involved in usury.
Academic text (2018) -
20% interest under Church canon is usury.
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Businesses, especially smaller firms, are also prey to usury in less direct ways.
Blog text (6) -
You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit.
Blog text (23) -
Apparent exceptions, like the prohibitions against usury, were actually implemented in ways that allowed easy evasion.
Academic text (1992) -
Upon returning to Basel from Rome in 1411, he delivered a fiery series of sermons attacking usury.
Academic text (2003) -
Charging excessive interest on loans is a clear example of usury.
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Many religious texts condemn usury for taking advantage of those in need.
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In many countries, laws exist to prevent usury and protect consumers from high interest rates.
Synonyms
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Lending money at very high interest rates and using threats or violence to collect debts
How Exploitative
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Usury comes from the old Latin word usura, from usare meaning 'to use'. It originally meant a payment for the 'use' of money, like paying to rent a tool, and later came to mean charging too much 'interest'.