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    usury - Dictionary definition and meaning for word usury

    Definition
    (noun) an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
    Synonyms : vigorish
    Definition
    (noun) the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for usury

USURY reminds me of TREASURY - Lending money from the treasury at a very high rate of interest

us(e)+ur+(mone)y by lending for extra interest rates

USURY ~ USURP: You're basically trying to USURP money by lending them at exorbitant rates.

(Yun)usury! Some people criticize Dr. Yunus on the ground that his institution Grameen Bank lend money at extremely high rate of interest. Hence YunUSURY means usury.

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usury - think U r SURety (collateral), will you pay the exorbitant rate of interest... for your friend (who wanted you to be his collateral)

sounds like udhari and vasuli ; its an undercover business of black money

the US (united states) lends money to other nations, but at exorbitant rates

US(we)URY(urgent)so we take money ungently at HIGH INTERESTS..

use ur money for illegal interest rates

Usury - It is profitable to the moneylender but a liability for the one who takes the loan.

us+ur+y = y(yield) of ur(your) given to us in high interests

Usury Check-into-cash places are users

usury-->wasuli(Hindi)->hafta wasuli or extortion.

Usury - They make you sorry for borrowing money from them.

usury - demanding 'surity' at a high price or US like 'surity'

because of usury the borrower cant pay back money in time which leads the lender to do USULY

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