Synonyms for usury
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
Related words
- Word family
- usurer usuress usurial usurious usuriously
Forms
- Plural
- usuries → interests, okers, vigorishes…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| usury | falling | |
| oker | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- oker
- 8 letters
- interest2, vigorish
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (interest2 = 2 syllables).