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usury

C2 noun

usury /ˈjuʒəɹi/ nghĩa là lãi suất cắt cổ

Các nghĩa

  1. lãi suất cắt cổ

    An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.

    countable

    Interest rates are deemed by Islam as usury.

    Tom has no compunction about engaging in usury.

    Loan sharks pull all sorts of tricks to skirt usury laws.

  2. cho vay nặng lãi

    The practice of lending money at such rates.

    uncountable

    As a practical matter, California usury laws do not seriously inconvenience most lenders, and offer little protection to most borrowers.

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