- exorbitant rate of interest
- unreasonably high interest rate
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
exorbitant rate of interest
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exorbitant — ex|or|bi|tant [ ıg zɔrbıtənt ] adjective an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable: It meant borrowing money at an exorbitant rate of interest. exorbitant wage demands ╾ ex|or|bi|tance noun uncount ╾ ex|or|bi|tant|ly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exorbitant — UK [ɪɡˈzɔː(r)bɪtənt] / US [ɪɡˈzɔrbɪtənt] adjective an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable It meant borrowing money at an exorbitant rate of interest. exorbitant wage demands Derived words: exorbitance noun… … English dictionary
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rate — Synonyms and related words: VAT, abuse, account, ad valorem duty, admonish, alcohol tax, alphabetize, amount, amusement tax, analyze, antecede, anyhow, anyway, apportion, appraise, appreciate, arithmetical proportion, arrange, assay, assess,… … Moby Thesaurus
exorbitant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ grossly (BrE, law) ▪ The rate of interest is grossly exorbitant. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
exorbitant — ex‧or‧bi‧tant [ɪgˈzɔːbtnt ǁ ɔːr ] adjective an exorbitant price, rate, demand etc is much higher than is reasonable or usual: • He claims his bank is forcing him to pay exorbitant charges. • On the black market prices were particularly… … Financial and business terms
discount rate — Synonyms and related words: bank rate, compensatory interest, compound interest, exorbitant interest, gross interest, interest, interest rate, lucrative interest, mortgage points, net interest, penal interest, premium, price, price of money, rate … Moby Thesaurus
Moral Aspects of Monopoly — Moral Aspects of Monopoly † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Moral Aspects of Monopoly According to its etymology, monopoly (monopolia) signifies exclusive sale, or exclusive privilege of selling. Present usage, however, extends the term to… … Catholic encyclopedia
usury — /ˈjuʒəri / (say yoohzhuhree) noun (plural usuries) 1. an exorbitant amount or rate of interest, especially in excess of the legal rate. 2. the lending, or practice of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest. 3. Obsolete the fact or… …
Usurer — U su*rer, n. [F. usurier, LL. usurarius. See {Usury}, and cf. {Usurarious}.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
