Definition of usuries Usuries

We found 3 definitions of usuries from 2 different sources.

What does usuries mean?

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Noun Plural: usuries
usury - an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
		vigorish
		interest rate, rate of interest the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
usury - the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest

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usury (Noun)
An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
usury (Noun)
The practice of lending money at such rates.
usury (Noun)
The practice of lending money at interest.

usury (v. t.)
A premium or increase paid, or stipulated to be paid, for a loan, as of money; interest.
usury (v. t.)
The practice of taking interest.
usury (v. t.)
Interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money.

usury
The practice of lending money with exorbitant interest rates in excess of any legal or fair rates.

Usury is a very high, often extortionate rate of interest on a loan.

Loan sharks are otherwise known as usurers, as they often charge a lot of interest for very short term loans.

Usury is illegal in many parts of the world. In some countries charging any interest at all is illegal.

Some people argue that this is against the Old Testament, which states that those who lend to someone in need will be blessed, but the point about usury is the high levels of interest, not the act of lending in itself.