usury

English Thesaurus

1. the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest (noun.act)

hypernym	:	lending, loaning,
definition	:	disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned (noun.act)

2. an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	interest rate, rate of interest,
definition	:	the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use (noun.possession)

derivation	:	exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious,
definition	:	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation (adj.all)

derivation	:	exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious,
definition	:	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation (adj.all)