usurious
adjective
usu·ri·ous
yu̇-ˈzhu̇r-ē-əs 
-ˈzu̇r-
-ˈzu̇r-
1
: practicing usury
2
: involving usury : of the character of usury
usurious interest rates
usuriously
adverb
usuriousness
noun
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Rates above 16% are considered usurious in New York.
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Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Companies and individuals cannot afford to pay usurious 25% interest on mortgages and loans, so lending has plummeted.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors accused the individuals of participating in a sports gambling operation that received more than $22.7 million in illicit bets and a loansharking operation that brought in about $500,000 in usurious loans.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Factors such as insufficient plow animals, plagues, locusts, drought, usurious interest rates — all totally unrelated to Zionist policies — helped create a landless Arab population.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2024
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Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Companies and individuals cannot afford to pay usurious 25% interest on mortgages and loans, so lending has plummeted.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors accused the individuals of participating in a sports gambling operation that received more than $22.7 million in illicit bets and a loansharking operation that brought in about $500,000 in usurious loans.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Factors such as insufficient plow animals, plagues, locusts, drought, usurious interest rates — all totally unrelated to Zionist policies — helped create a landless Arab population.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Usurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usurious. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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usurious
adjective
usu·ri·ous
yu̇-ˈzhu̇r-ē-əs
-ˈzu̇r-
-ˈzu̇r-
: practicing, involving, or being usury
usurious interest
Legal Definition
usurious
adjective
usu·ri·ous
yu̇-ˈzhu̇r-ē-əs
1
: practicing usury
2
: involving usury
usurious interest
usuriously
adverb
usuriousness
noun
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