usurious

adjective

usu·ri·ous yu̇-ˈzhu̇r-ē-əs

-ˈzu̇r-

: practicing usury

: involving usury : of the character of usury

usurious interest rates

usuriously adverb

usuriousness noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Passed in Illinois in 2021, the law was given life by legislators concerned that the poorest in Illinois were being charged usurious rates of interest for small-dollar loans. —

John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023 The government could do something about this by recognizing an effective usurious interest rate and putting a stop to turning people into the fiscal equivalent of the mountains of bodies in cells providing energy for soulless machines in the movie The Matrix. —

Erik Sherman, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022 The fees are usurious. —

Ashish Prashar, CNN, 17 June 2021 A lot of this spending is facilitated by revolving credit that currently commands usurious interest rates. —

WSJ, 19 June 2020 The tendency of players and their families to take out loans with usurious lenders only exacerbates the problem, according to a veteran Dominican trainer who asked not to be identified because he is involved in such deals. —

Christian Red And Teri Thompson, USA TODAY, 17 June 2020 During a bad year, money from the sale of the cotton crop might not cover even the initial cost of the inputs, let alone suffice to pay the usurious interest on loans or provide adequate food or necessities for the family. —

Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2012 Quranic regulations could be interpreted to allow for reasonable interest payments while banning usurious interest. —

Daniel Pipes, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2021 And yes, Porsche's usurious options list is scarily seductive. —

Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2021 See More

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