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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