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usury / ˈju:ʒəri / noun əu]
(old-fashioned, disapproving) the practice of lending money to people at unfairly high rates of interest
放高利贷；高利盘剥 [TOP]usury
u·su·ry / ˈjuʒərɪ ; ˈju:ʒəri / noun [U] [formal old-fashioned]
1. the practice of lending money to people and making them pay INTEREST¹ (4)
放高利贷:
In medieval times, it was illegal for Christians to practise usury.
在中世纪时期，基督徒放高利贷是不合法的。 [TOP]usury
UK ['ju:.zjʊ.ri] US [-ʒɚ.i] formal disapproving
noun uncountable
» the activity of lending someone money with the agreement that they will pay back a very much larger amount of money later
放高利贷 [TOP]usury1.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词 高利贷；高利盘剥 Usury is the practice of lending money at a high rate of interest.
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