usury

• Pratique consistant à prêter de l'argent à un taux d'intérêt excessivement élevé ou illégal, considérée comme abusive ou contraire à la loi.

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

indénombrable

1. Exorbitant interest rateC1formallegal

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

   Taux d'intérêt usuraire

   • 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.

   Usure

   • 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.