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usuryOne entry found for usury. Main Entry: usu·ryPronunciation: '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
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