usurious
adjective
usu·ri·ous
yu̇-ˈzhu̇r-ē-əs 
-ˈzu̇r-
-ˈzu̇r-
1
: practicing usury
2
: involving usury : of the character of usury
usurious interest rates
usuriously
adverb
usuriousness
noun
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Prosecutors accused the individuals of participating in a sports gambling operation that received more than $22.7 million in illicit bets and a loansharking operation that brought in about $500,000 in usurious loans.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Factors such as insufficient plow animals, plagues, locusts, drought, usurious interest rates — all totally unrelated to Zionist policies — helped create a landless Arab population.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2024
Why, for instance, are telephone fees so usurious for the people in prison who can least afford them, when their friends on the outside can practically call Mars for $20 a month?
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
An auto lender charged usurious interest rates was forced to pay a fine.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Factors such as insufficient plow animals, plagues, locusts, drought, usurious interest rates — all totally unrelated to Zionist policies — helped create a landless Arab population.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2024
Why, for instance, are telephone fees so usurious for the people in prison who can least afford them, when their friends on the outside can practically call Mars for $20 a month?
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
An auto lender charged usurious interest rates was forced to pay a fine.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
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usurious
adjective
usu·ri·ous
yu̇-ˈzhu̇r-ē-əs
-ˈzu̇r-
-ˈzu̇r-
: practicing, involving, or being usury
usurious interest
Legal Definition
usurious
adjective
usu·ri·ous
yu̇-ˈzhu̇r-ē-əs
1
: practicing usury
2
: involving usury
usurious interest
usuriously
adverb
usuriousness
noun
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