Other Word Forms
- nonusurious adjective
- nonusuriously adverb
- nonusuriousness noun
- unusurious adjective
- unusuriously adverb
- unusuriousness noun
- usuriously adverb
- usuriousness noun
Etymology
Origin of usurious
Example Sentences
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Travelers on the east/west road, now partially flooded, were hostages to a private ferry operator who offered lake crossings at usurious prices.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022
Nearly two decades ago, the state made it a felony to offer high-interest payday loans that state lawmakers described as usurious.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2022
"This legitimises a parallel banking system with usurious interest rates and no investor would be attracted to such an economy where lending can be suspended overnight."
From Reuters • May 9, 2022
Not surprisingly, Kaplinsky told me that “Californians have sufficient safeguards” from usurious interest rates and that “there’s no evidence of banks in California gouging consumers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2021
He was holding the Lombard back and shouting, “You offer a usurious rate! Forty percent! Forty! My uncle offered thirty. Thirty is reasonable! Thirty is standard! But thirty is undercutting now?”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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