usury

• اسم يشير إلى ممارسة إقراض المال بفائدة مرتفعة أو غير مشروعة، ويُقصد به أخذ زيادة محرمة على الدين.

A noun referring to the practice of lending money at an excessively high or illegal rate of interest.

غير معدود

1. Exorbitant interest rateC1formallegal

   An excessively high or illegal rate of interest charged on a loan.

   الربا الفاحش

   • The loan shark was convicted for charging usury.
   • Many ancient texts condemn the practice of usury.
   • The new law caps interest rates to prevent usury.

2. Practice of lending at high interestC1formallegal

   The act of lending money at an unlawfully high or exploitative rate of interest.

   الربا

   • Usury was historically considered a sin by many religions.
   • The bank was fined for engaging in usury.
   • He was accused of usury for charging 50% interest on personal loans.