usury

/ˈjuːzjʊri/

/-ʒɚI/ noun [U] formal disapproving

Definition

› the lending of money at extremely high interest rates: The payday loans, exempt from usury laws, carry an annual interest rate of 390%.

usurer /ˈjuːzjʊrər/

/-ʒɚə˞/ noun [C] › a usurer who charged extortionate rates of interest usurious /juːˈzjʊəriəs/

/juːˈʒʊri-/ adjective › a usurious rate

(Definition of usury noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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