usury

One entry found for usury.

Main Entry: usu·ry
Pronunciation: 'yü-zh&-rE, 'yüzh-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
Etymology: Middle English usurie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin usuria, alteration of Latin usura, from usus, past participle of uti to use
1 archaic : INTEREST
2 : the lending of money with an interest charge for its use; especially : the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates
3 : an unconscionable or exorbitant rate or amount of interest; specifically : interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money