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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Or helping the Loop by reducing those usurious evening parking rates that confound theater and concert goers and undermine our arts audiences.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026
In September, the Mets were running through pitchers at a usurious rate.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
Food inflation in Russia is around 25%, interest rates on loans is a usurious 25%, and lending has come to a near complete halt, making ordinary life unbearable and unaffordable for normal Russians.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
Rates above 16% are considered usurious in New York.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026
In September, the Mets were running through pitchers at a usurious rate.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
Food inflation in Russia is around 25%, interest rates on loans is a usurious 25%, and lending has come to a near complete halt, making ordinary life unbearable and unaffordable for normal Russians.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
Rates above 16% are considered usurious in New York.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Usurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usurious. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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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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