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usury
the practice of lending money at an excessively high rate of interest (higher than the maximum rate allowed by law)
Throughout Roman times and until the late Middle Ages, all lending of money at interest was considered usury.
Related English words: usurer (one who lends money at an excessively high rate of interest), usurious
Latin root words: usura, usurae, f. - use of borrowed money; interest for borrowed money; usus, usus, m. - use; advantage; practice, experience
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