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"Usurious" means lending money at a much higher interest rate than anyone else, or charging more than anyone else. These rates are usurious - I am going to Citibank instead!

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What does usurious mean?

1. practicing usury; charging illegal or exorbitant rates ofinterest for the use of money: a usurious moneylender.2. constituting or characterized by usury: usurious rates of interest; a usurious loan.


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Usurious describes something that is done with usury. Usurious usually refers to monetary value; usury is the act of extortion. For example, the prices at Whole Foods can be considered by some to be usurious.


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