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Usury U‧Su‧Ry ˈjuːʒəri Noun Uncountable Formal Old Fashioned Practice

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Back u‧su‧ry /ˈjuːʒəri/ noun [uncountable]
formal old-fashioned the practice of lending money to people and making them pay interest1(4):
In medieval times, it was illegal for Christians to practise usury.

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