| NOUN | possession | usury, vigorish | an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest |
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| act | usury | the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest |
| Sounds | yuw'zeriy; yuw'zheriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest. | |
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| Synonym | vigorish | |
| Broader | interest rate, rate of interest | The percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
| Spanish | usura | |
| Catalan | usura | |
| Adjectives | usurious | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation |
| Meaning | The act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest. | |
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| Broader | lending, loaning | disposing of money / money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned |
| Spanish | usura | |
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