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the practice of lending money at excessively high interest rates, considered unethical or illegal
- The lender was accused of usury after charging triple-digit interest.
- Medieval laws strictly prohibited usury among merchants.
- He made a fortune through usury, preying on desperate borrowers.
- Religious texts often condemn usury as immoral.
- The court ruled the loan agreement constituted usury.
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an excessively high or illegal interest rate applied to borrowed money
- The contract included a usury rate far above legal limits.
- She unknowingly agreed to a usury interest on her payday loan.
- That credit card's APR borders on usury.
- The bank was fined for imposing usury charges.
- Legislators debated the cap on usury rates.
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