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高利贷, 以过高利率放贷的行为
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.
贷款人在收取三位数利息后被指控为高利贷。
- Medieval laws strictly prohibited usury among merchants.
中世纪法律严格禁止商人之间的高利贷。
- He made a fortune through usury, preying on desperate borrowers.
他通过高利贷发家致富，剥削绝望的借款人。
- Religious texts often condemn usury as immoral.
宗教文本经常谴责高利贷为不道德。
- The court ruled the loan agreement constituted usury.
法院裁定贷款协议构成高利贷。
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高利贷, 利率过高的贷款
an excessively high or illegal interest rate applied to borrowed money
- The contract included a usury rate far above legal limits.
合同包含了一个远高于法律限制的高利贷利率。
- She unknowingly agreed to a usury interest on her payday loan.
她在不知情的情况下同意了发薪日贷款上的高利贷利息。
- That credit card's APR borders on usury.
那张信用卡的年利率近乎高利贷。
- The bank was fined for imposing usury charges.
该银行因征收高利贷费用而被罚款。
- Legislators debated the cap on usury rates.
立法者讨论了高利贷利率的上限。
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