ростовщи́чество — meaning in English

English meaning

• usury noun The practice of lending money at an unfairly high, often illegal, rate of interest.

Senses

ростовщи́чество is used for these senses in English:

• usury (countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
• usury (uncountable) The practice of lending money at such rates.

Related Russian words