Examples of 'usury' in a sentence

Meaning of "usury"

usury (noun) - the practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates. Usury is often considered unethical or exploitative, especially when it involves taking advantage of borrowers who are in financial need. Many jurisdictions have laws that regulate or prohibit usury to protect consumers from predatory lending practices
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  • An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
  • The practice of lending money at such rates.
  • The practice of lending money at interest.
  • Profit.

How to use "usury" in a sentence

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Allah effaces usury and nurtures charity.
Usury will have to be prohibited in future lending.
There will be no usury or oppression of any kind.
Usury lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest.
Aristotle described usury as an unnatural use of money.
Usury does not contribute anything useful to society.
People who practice usury are called usurers.
This usury of yours harms my kids too.
With how much usury you want.
Usury massively raises all these prices.
He also facilitated money lending at usury rates.
Previously usury had been seen as a lack of charity.
He especially preached against profanity and usury.
God blights usury and blesses charitable deeds.
The whole of society will be founded on usury.

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But if he has exacted usury and taken increase.
Italy recently adopted a new law on usury.
Usury once in control will wreck any nation.
National laws on usury differ considerably.
Usury has funded this atrocity.
It was evident that usury meant exploitation of the poor.
Usury and corruption are out of control.
An excessive amount of usury is collected from the poor.
On usury and other dishonest profit.
Islam is against usury and feminism.
Usury was quietly dropped from its list of sins.
Measures to protect the victims of extortion and usury.
Yet even usury is not the deepest root.
Every major religion forbade usury.
Usury leads to the destruction of the trust of society.
He tells the people that it was paid for by usury.
Deliver us from perduring usury and national debt.
Your business is nothing but usury.
Allah hath blighted usury and made almsgiving fruitful.
His religion males cheating and usury a duty.
Usury has been widely debated in recent years in a number of countries.
He who made an addition to it or demanded an addition dealt in usury.
If he has not exacted usury nor taken any increase.
They asked me not to mention usury.
Usury was outlawed in every form.
All three major monotheistic faiths prohibit usury.
Sunday laws and usury laws are ancient examples.
In this way shocks are divided and usury reduced.
Usury or taking percentages is forbidden.
Does not violate usury laws.
He who takes usury on past loans is not under my protection.
Making a profit on the sale of goods is not usury.
All are usury loans with interest he can not afford.
With the public because of the abuses of usury.
Usury is the practice of lending money at an excessive rate of interest.

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