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usury 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˈyo͞oZH(ə)rē/,
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The illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest,
  1. The illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest

  2. Interest at such rates

  1. an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
  2. the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
  3. (usurious) exorbitant: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
  4. Usury (comes from the Medieval Latin usuria, "interest" or from the Latin usura "interest") originally meant the charging of interest on loans. This included charging a fee for the use of money, such as at a bureau de change. ...
  5. (usurious) Of or pertaining to usury; Exorbitant
  6. (Usurers) Lenders of money at interest, carrying the implication that such lenders charge an exorbitant, or excessively high, interest rate.
  7. Charging a rate of interest in excess of that permitted by law.
  8. Charging more than the rate of interest allowed by law.
  9. A reference to illegally excessive interest charged on any loan.
  10. The charge of illegal interest.
  11. The illegal act of charging extremely high interest rates on a loan.
  12. Charging interest at a higher rate than the maximum rate established by state law.
  13. The exaction of a greater payment or return for the loan of money than is permitted by law.
  14. Interest charged in excess of the legal rate established by law. Top of page
  15. Charging more than the maximum legally permitted rate of interest. There is no usury limit for loans secured by a first trust.
  16. (1) Any premium, profit, bonus, fee, or charge which is demanded, required, or extracted by a lender in excess of legal interest on money loaned.
  17. This term is generally used to denote an illegal predatory lending practice in which a lender charges an interest rate on a loan that is considered to be excessive or in violation with interest rate limits as established by some state governments. ...
  18. Arabic riba' . A word which, like the Hebrew neshek includes all gain upon loans, whether from the loan of money, or goods, or property of any kind. ...
  19. Money lending with exorbitant, often illegally high rates of interest tacked on.
  20. The sum paid for the use of money, hence interest; not, as in the modern sense, exorbitant interest. The Jews were forbidden to exact usury (Lev 25:36, Lev 25:37), only, however, in their dealings with each other (Deu 23:19, Deu 23:20). ...
  21. California usury laws limit the amount an individual can charge for lending money without using a broker.
  22. The charging of more interest than is allowed by law. In California, the maximum rate is 10%, except for certain lenders that are exempt from the usury laws.
  23. lending money and then charging lots of interest.  the Catholic Church was against this.  this made merchants turn against Catholicism because they wanted to be able to charge usury.
  24. The interest charged on a loan. Forbidden by church law (based upon biblical). Commonly used by Knight Hospitallers and Knight Templars in later medieval times.
  25. In Canada it is interest greater than 60% per annum (Section 347 of the Criminal Code).