Word "USURY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
Synonyms:
vigorish

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest

Crossword Clues for USURY

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Lending at extortionate rates (5) The Guardian Quick 08 Sep 2025
Practice of lending money at exorbitant rates of interest (5)
Loan shark's practice Eugene Sheffer 10 Jul 2025
It can lead us to finish in penury (5)
Tortuously not lotto but money lending (5)
High-rate interest (5)
Excessive interest Newsday 17 Apr 2025
Excessive interest Newsday 10 Apr 2025
Lending money with high interest rates The Telegraph Mini 31 Mar 2025
Act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest (5)
Loan shark's practice Thomas Joseph 10 Mar 2025
Too much interest is taken in this (5)
Unfair lending The Sun Mini 24 Feb 2025
Loan shark's crime Eugene Sheffer 20 Feb 2025
Exorbitant moneylending The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 09 Feb 2025
Taking an excessive interest (5)
Much interest is taken in this practice (5)
The practice of making advances that produces considerable interest (5)
It will gather a lot of interest (5)
In which too much interest is taken
Money lending at unscrupulous rates (5)
As a rule, everyone out for run, showing too much interest (5)
Loansharking Universal 04 Dec 2024
Unethical loaner's practice
Lending of money with high interest The Telegraph Plusword 09 Nov 2024
Unfair lending causes American rage, but not loud (5)
Money-lending at excessive rates (5)
There's a lot of interest taken in it (5)
Taking of illegal interest
Too much interest is shown in it (5)
Business attracting a lot of interest
It involves taking too much interest
Lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest (5)
Loan shark's "business" New York Times 10 Jul 2024
Loaning at high interest (5)
Extraordinary interest taken by uncle (5)
Extortionate lending The Telegraph Mini 28 Jun 2024
With which too much interest is taken (5)
Illegal interest Newsday 23 Jun 2024
A practice that attracts a considerable amount of interest (5)
Charging too much interest (5)
What is the practice of lending money at exorbitant interest? (5)
Loaning of money (5)
It makes advances so costly
In which overmuch interest is taken for borrower's good (5)
America takes class line on moneylending (5)
A matter of extreme interest to the lender
Taking uncommon interest? (5)
Highly interesting business? (5)
Charging of exorbitant rates of interest The Times Concise 24 Feb 2024
Lending money at excessive rates (5)
A very exacting business
Moneylending at exorbitant rate (5)
Moneylending at an exorbitant or iniquitous rate of interest (5)
Shylock's business The Telegraph Quick 11 Jan 2024
Money-lending extortion (5)
Extortion The Telegraph Quick 27 Nov 2023
Practice of great interest Wall Street Journal 27 Apr 2023
Loan shark's crime Eugene Sheffer 19 Apr 2023
Moneylending at high interest The Telegraph Quick 23 Feb 2023
Money-lending The Guardian Speedy 25 Sep 2022
Lending extortion The Times Concise 11 Sep 2022
Shylock's crime Thomas Joseph 19 Aug 2022
Loan shark's crime Eugene Sheffer 17 Aug 2022
Shylock's business The Guardian Quick 10 Aug 2022
Dodgy lending practices The Telegraph Quick 26 Jun 2022
The practice of lending money at an unfairly high rate of interest Irish Times Simplex 22 Mar 2022
Loan shark practice The Guardian Quick 21 Mar 2022
Loan shark's crime Eugene Sheffer 02 Dec 2021
Our group at university tracks shark's activity The Times Cryptic 02 Nov 2021
Extortionate moneylending The Times Concise 10 Jul 2021
Loan-sharking New York Times 05 May 2021
Predatory lending practice Universal 26 Apr 2021
Loan shark’s practice Wall Street Journal 26 Apr 2021
Illegally high interest rate Newsday 30 Mar 2021
Loan shark's offense Universal 13 Jan 2021
Extraordinary interest in American panel, after judge quits
Loan shark's practice Universal 14 Dec 2020
Activity of high interest? Universal 08 Dec 2020
. What generates much interest as a rule needs everything to be right
American railway union introduced punitive financial practice
Great interest? Universal 19 Jul 2020
Immense interest in American panel dismissing judge
Grasping moneylending The Times Concise 27 Jun 2020
High percentage of criminals?
High percentage of criminals? New York Times 06 Oct 2019
Exploitative lending Wall Street Journal 16 Sep 2019
Excessive interest Newsday 25 Aug 2019
High-percentage crime? New York Times 15 Aug 2019
Loan shark's crime Universal 02 Apr 2019
Lending at high interest The Times Concise 25 Jan 2019
Loan shark's crime
High-percentage crime?
Exploitative lending
Loan sharking The Times Concise 30 Dec 2018
Exorbitant interest The Telegraph Quick 15 Dec 2018
What sharks take interest in New York Times 10 Nov 2018
Exploitative lending The Washington Post Sunday 14 Oct 2018
Super-high interest Family Time 27 Aug 2018
Loan shark's practice USA Today 20 May 2018
There's enormous interest in it New York Times 08 Apr 2018
Exorbitant interest The Washington Post 21 Mar 2018
Exorbitant interest LA Times Daily 21 Mar 2018
Loan shark's offense USA Today 05 Feb 2018
There's enormous interest in it
Loan shark's offense
Loan shark's practice
What sharks take interest in
Illegal lending tactic LA Times Daily 09 Oct 2017
Illegal lending tactic The Washington Post 09 Oct 2017
There's a lot of interest in it Wall Street Journal 24 Jun 2017
America online calls you in, takes a lot of interest
Exorbitant interest charge Universal 14 May 2017
A highly profitable practice
Money lending The Guardian Speedy 01 Apr 2017
Moneylending The Telegraph Quick 30 Mar 2017
Loan shark's interest Universal 18 Mar 2017
Unscrupulous moneylending New York Times 09 Jan 2017
Exorbitant interest charge
Illegal lending tactic
Unscrupulous moneylending
Loan shark's interest
Shylock's offense USA Today 03 Sep 2016
Scheme of high interest? LA Times Daily 06 Jul 2016
50 percent interest, e.g Universal 06 Mar 2016
Loan shark's practice Eugene Sheffer 12 Feb 2016
Scheme of high interest?
Shylock's offense
Loan shark's practice Thomas Joseph 30 Dec 2015
Activity of great interest? LA Times Daily 13 Nov 2015
Lot of interest to work arduously and offload
Unreasonable interest LA Times Daily 30 Jul 2015
Exorbitant interest Universal 12 Jun 2015
Loan shark's interest USA Today 05 Mar 2015
Illegal lending practice Universal 16 Feb 2015
Halal banking forbids it
Shark's gouging
Activity of great interest?
Unreasonable interest
Exorbitant interest
Illegal lending practice
Loan shark's interest
Exploitive moneylending
Ridiculous interest
Loan shark's activity
There's a lot of interest in it
Exorbitant interest charge
Unlawful rate of interest
Loan-sharking
Loan shark's practice
Shark's activity
Shylock's practice
Shylock's crime
Shark's take
More than reasonable interest
More than reasonable interest
Exorbitant interest rate
Exorbitant interest
Loan shark's offense
Loan shark's practice
Illegal lending tactic
Shark's practice
Shark's practice
There's a lot of interest in it
Illegal lending tactic
Taking too much interest?
Shylock's offense
Loan shark's crime
Something of great interest?
Exorbitant interest
Exorbitant interest
There's a lot of interest in it
Cutthroat lending
Considerable interest?
Exorbitant interest rate
Asking too much of someone?
Unconscionably high interest
There's a lot of interest in it
High interest
Illegal lending
Loan shark's crime
Loan sharking
Interest to complain about
Loan sharking
Interest to complain about
Way too much interest?
Excessive interest
Great deal of interest
High interest
Shark's crime
High interest
It's overtaxing
Loan shark's activity
Exorbitant interest
Shylock's business
Excessive interest
Exorbitant interest rate
Shark's bite?
Excessive interest
There's enormous interest in this
Excessive interest
Illegal interest
Shylock's practice
Scalping
Excessive interest
Shylock's trade
Illegal lending practice
There's a lot of interest in it
Shylock's doing
Shylock's business
Loan shark's sin
Lending at high interest
Loan shark s sin
Shylock's crime
25% interest
Loan shark's offense
Great interest
Great deal of interest
Loan shark's offense
Exorbitant interest
Loan sharking
Shark's crime
Excess of a kind
It's overexacting
Shylock's terms
Shark's line
Specialty of some sharks
High interest rate
Shylock's practice
Shark's crime
Exorbitant interest rate
Loan shark's specialty
Shylock's exorbitant rate
Loan shark's overcharge
Loan-shark's game
Loan gouging
Loan-shark's forte
Loan shark's penchant.
Exorbitant money-lending.
Exorbitant rate of interest.
Greedy money transactions.
Overcharge of a kind.
Great interest.
Exorbitant interest.
Loan shark's line.
Excessive rate of interest.
Unlawful rate of interest.
Shylock's forte.
Loan shark's levy.
Excessive interest.
Ruinous interest.
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