Definition of Usurious

charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of money

Examples of Usurious in a sentence

Many states have put laws in place to stop lending companies from charging usurious interest rates that are way above an acceptable standard.  🔊

The usurious loanshark targeted desperate borrowers and stuck them with thousands of dollars’ worth of debt.  🔊

After paying exuberate amounts of interest on student loans and credit cards, the struggling debtor decided to file bankruptcy on these usurious liens.  🔊

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