usurière — meaning in English
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English meaning
- moneylender noun A person or business that lends money and charges interest, often operating outside mainstream banks.
- usurer noun A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.
Senses
usurière is used for these senses in English:
- loan shark Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally. [1900]
- moneylender A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.
- usurer A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.
- usuress (rare) A female usurer.
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