usury: see interest interest, charge for the use of credit or money, usually figured as a percentage of the principal and computed annually. Simple interest is computed annually on the principal.
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usury

In law, the crime of charging an unlawfully high rate of interest. In Old English law, the taking of any compensation whatsoever was termed usury. With the expansion of trade in the 13th century, the demand for credit increased, necessitating a modification in the definition of the term. In 1545 England fixed a legal maximum interest, a practice later followed by other Western nations.

Usury

Fledgeby

cowardly and deceitful moneylender. [Br. Lit.: Our Mutual Friend]

Gride, Arthur

extorting moneylender. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby]

Milo

loaned gold for huge interest rates and sexual favors. [Gk. Lit.: The Golden Ass]

Nickleby, Ralph

avaricious and ungentlemanly moneylender. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby]

Shylock

shrewd, avaricious moneylender. [Br. Lit.: Merchant of Venice]

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