单词 | usury |
释义 | Word Frequency usury(ˈjuːʒərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. the act or practice of loaning money at an exorbitant rate of interest 2. an exorbitant or unlawfully high amount or rate of interest 3. obsolete moneylending Derived forms usurious (juːˈʒʊərɪəs) adjective usuriously (uˈsuriously) adverb usuriousness (uˈsuriousness) noun Word origin C14: from Medieval Latin ūsūria, from Latin ūsūra usage, from ūsus use |
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