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usury

|u-su-ry|

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/ˈjuːʒəri/

charging for the use of money (often excessive)

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名詞 1

the practice of lending money at unreasonably high or illegal interest rates.

The law was designed to prevent usury and protect borrowers from exorbitant rates.

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名詞 2

historically or in some religious contexts: the charging of any interest for the use of money (not only excessive rates).

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Medieval laws forbade usury, often understood then as any interest at all.

同意語

interest (historical sense)charging for use

名詞 3

the interest or profit gained from lending money, especially when viewed as excessive or exploitative.

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They profited from usury by charging double-digit interest rates to desperate borrowers.

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最終更新時刻: 2025/08/22 09:14