Noun: usury yoo-zhu-ree
- The act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
"The desperate borrower fell victim to usury practices";
- gombeen [Ireland]
- An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
"The loan shark charged usury rates on street loans";
- vigorish [US, informal], vig [US, informal]
Derived forms: usuries
Type of: interest rate, lending, loaning, rate of interest
Encyclopedia: Usury