τοκογλύφος — meaning in English
tokoglyfos
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English meaning
- usurer noun A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.
Senses
τοκογλύφος is used for these senses in English:
- loan shark Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally. [1900]
- 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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