Definition of usurious in English:

usurious

adjective juːˈzjʊrɪəsjuːˈʒʊərɪəsjuˈʒʊriəs

Relating to or characterized by usury; extortionate.
they lend money at usurious rates
Example sentencesExamples
- The Malaysian financier, Benedict said, demanded 29 percent interest, a usurious amount indeed.
- The aim of the agreement, he told the assembled representatives of 45 nations, was to ‘drive the usurious moneylenders from the temple of international finance.’
- Thanks to usurious practices that are legal and common among hospital collection departments, complete financial ruin can easily befall those unable to pay their hospital bills.
- Service contracts have usurious rates for out-of-contract minutes.
- Another reason frequently given for promoting cooperatives is that they would protect craftspeople from predatory middlemen and usurious moneylenders.
- The financial deregulation he champions has led directly to the predatory, usurious lending practices that afflict the working poor.
- The drugs industry is being criticised for usurious prices of drugs, medicines and services.
- Around twenty five percent of Australians cannot access financial services except on the most exploitative and usurious terms.
- They could tolerate anything except someone who tampered with their usurious money-making.
- Planters often charged usurious interest rates on credit extended to their laborers, arguing that these were necessary because of the high risks involved.
- On the other side of the political spectrum, liberals worry that litigation finance firms offering usurious rates prey upon a desperate clientele.
- They make half their income by surprising people with enormous penalties and usurious interest rate changes if they forget to pay their phone bill one month.
- With the closure of rural banks, many farmers have been driven to borrowing from private moneylenders with usurious interest rates of 5 percent per month.
- In most developing countries, the informal money-lending system coupled with usurious rates of interest, sometimes as high as 200%, gives birth to a phenomenon called debt bondage.
- Future revenues were mortgaged against advances at usurious rates.
- Compound interest is no longer commonly thought to be usurious or to involve prohibitively complex calculations.
- Desperate American workers are forced to rely on credit card debt at usurious interest rates to pay for basic necessities.
- The Ohio Supreme Court thus correctly held on appeal that the contracts were not usurious loans.
- She would need to take out a loan to pay him, and the bank meant to exact some usurious rate of interest.
- Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest?
Synonyms
avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grabbing, covetous, venal

Derivatives

usuriously

adverb

Credit was tight, interest rates usuriously high.
Example sentencesExamples
- The fact remains that banks are able to charge usuriously high interest rates because the government secures their monopoly.
- While management has been usuriously enriching themselves, shareholders have suffered greatly.
- Anyone with a credit card knows how the payments industry exacts money, often usuriously, with membership fees, interest, and late charges.
- While these types of stores provide a needed service, they can be intimidating for some consumers and usuriously expensive.

Rhymes

curious, furious, injurious, luxurious, penurious, perjurious, spurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous)

Definition of usurious in US English:

usurious

adjectiveyo͞oˈZHo͝orēəsjuˈʒʊriəs

Relating to the practice of usury.
they lend money at usurious rates
Example sentencesExamples
- They make half their income by surprising people with enormous penalties and usurious interest rate changes if they forget to pay their phone bill one month.
- On the other side of the political spectrum, liberals worry that litigation finance firms offering usurious rates prey upon a desperate clientele.
- The Ohio Supreme Court thus correctly held on appeal that the contracts were not usurious loans.
- Service contracts have usurious rates for out-of-contract minutes.
- Thanks to usurious practices that are legal and common among hospital collection departments, complete financial ruin can easily befall those unable to pay their hospital bills.
- Compound interest is no longer commonly thought to be usurious or to involve prohibitively complex calculations.
- Planters often charged usurious interest rates on credit extended to their laborers, arguing that these were necessary because of the high risks involved.
- The aim of the agreement, he told the assembled representatives of 45 nations, was to ‘drive the usurious moneylenders from the temple of international finance.’
- The financial deregulation he champions has led directly to the predatory, usurious lending practices that afflict the working poor.
- They could tolerate anything except someone who tampered with their usurious money-making.
- The drugs industry is being criticised for usurious prices of drugs, medicines and services.
- Around twenty five percent of Australians cannot access financial services except on the most exploitative and usurious terms.
- Another reason frequently given for promoting cooperatives is that they would protect craftspeople from predatory middlemen and usurious moneylenders.
- Desperate American workers are forced to rely on credit card debt at usurious interest rates to pay for basic necessities.
- Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest?
- Future revenues were mortgaged against advances at usurious rates.
- With the closure of rural banks, many farmers have been driven to borrowing from private moneylenders with usurious interest rates of 5 percent per month.
- She would need to take out a loan to pay him, and the bank meant to exact some usurious rate of interest.
- The Malaysian financier, Benedict said, demanded 29 percent interest, a usurious amount indeed.
- In most developing countries, the informal money-lending system coupled with usurious rates of interest, sometimes as high as 200%, gives birth to a phenomenon called debt bondage.
Synonyms
avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grabbing, covetous, venal

单词	usurious
释义	Definition of usurious in English: usurious adjective juːˈzjʊrɪəsjuːˈʒʊərɪəsjuˈʒʊriəs Relating to or characterized by usury; extortionate. they lend money at usurious rates Example sentencesExamples The Malaysian financier, Benedict said, demanded 29 percent interest, a usurious amount indeed. The aim of the agreement, he told the assembled representatives of 45 nations, was to ‘drive the usurious moneylenders from the temple of international finance.’ Thanks to usurious practices that are legal and common among hospital collection departments, complete financial ruin can easily befall those unable to pay their hospital bills. Service contracts have usurious rates for out-of-contract minutes. Another reason frequently given for promoting cooperatives is that they would protect craftspeople from predatory middlemen and usurious moneylenders. The financial deregulation he champions has led directly to the predatory, usurious lending practices that afflict the working poor. The drugs industry is being criticised for usurious prices of drugs, medicines and services. Around twenty five percent of Australians cannot access financial services except on the most exploitative and usurious terms. They could tolerate anything except someone who tampered with their usurious money-making. Planters often charged usurious interest rates on credit extended to their laborers, arguing that these were necessary because of the high risks involved. On the other side of the political spectrum, liberals worry that litigation finance firms offering usurious rates prey upon a desperate clientele. They make half their income by surprising people with enormous penalties and usurious interest rate changes if they forget to pay their phone bill one month. With the closure of rural banks, many farmers have been driven to borrowing from private moneylenders with usurious interest rates of 5 percent per month. In most developing countries, the informal money-lending system coupled with usurious rates of interest, sometimes as high as 200%, gives birth to a phenomenon called debt bondage. Future revenues were mortgaged against advances at usurious rates. Compound interest is no longer commonly thought to be usurious or to involve prohibitively complex calculations. Desperate American workers are forced to rely on credit card debt at usurious interest rates to pay for basic necessities. The Ohio Supreme Court thus correctly held on appeal that the contracts were not usurious loans. She would need to take out a loan to pay him, and the bank meant to exact some usurious rate of interest. Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest? Synonyms avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grabbing, covetous, venal Derivatives usuriously adverb Credit was tight, interest rates usuriously high. Example sentencesExamples The fact remains that banks are able to charge usuriously high interest rates because the government secures their monopoly. While management has been usuriously enriching themselves, shareholders have suffered greatly. Anyone with a credit card knows how the payments industry exacts money, often usuriously, with membership fees, interest, and late charges. While these types of stores provide a needed service, they can be intimidating for some consumers and usuriously expensive. Rhymes curious, furious, injurious, luxurious, penurious, perjurious, spurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous) Definition of usurious in US English: usurious adjectiveyo͞oˈZHo͝orēəsjuˈʒʊriəs Relating to the practice of usury. they lend money at usurious rates Example sentencesExamples They make half their income by surprising people with enormous penalties and usurious interest rate changes if they forget to pay their phone bill one month. On the other side of the political spectrum, liberals worry that litigation finance firms offering usurious rates prey upon a desperate clientele. The Ohio Supreme Court thus correctly held on appeal that the contracts were not usurious loans. Service contracts have usurious rates for out-of-contract minutes. Thanks to usurious practices that are legal and common among hospital collection departments, complete financial ruin can easily befall those unable to pay their hospital bills. Compound interest is no longer commonly thought to be usurious or to involve prohibitively complex calculations. Planters often charged usurious interest rates on credit extended to their laborers, arguing that these were necessary because of the high risks involved. The aim of the agreement, he told the assembled representatives of 45 nations, was to ‘drive the usurious moneylenders from the temple of international finance.’ The financial deregulation he champions has led directly to the predatory, usurious lending practices that afflict the working poor. They could tolerate anything except someone who tampered with their usurious money-making. The drugs industry is being criticised for usurious prices of drugs, medicines and services. Around twenty five percent of Australians cannot access financial services except on the most exploitative and usurious terms. Another reason frequently given for promoting cooperatives is that they would protect craftspeople from predatory middlemen and usurious moneylenders. Desperate American workers are forced to rely on credit card debt at usurious interest rates to pay for basic necessities. Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest? Future revenues were mortgaged against advances at usurious rates. With the closure of rural banks, many farmers have been driven to borrowing from private moneylenders with usurious interest rates of 5 percent per month. She would need to take out a loan to pay him, and the bank meant to exact some usurious rate of interest. The Malaysian financier, Benedict said, demanded 29 percent interest, a usurious amount indeed. In most developing countries, the informal money-lending system coupled with usurious rates of interest, sometimes as high as 200%, gives birth to a phenomenon called debt bondage. Synonyms avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grabbing, covetous, venal
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