Definitions For Usuress

Noun

{{en-noun, es}} (rare) A female usurer.The Chambers Dictionary (1998)The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)“” listed at wordnavigator.com : That woman — that usuress — only lent me £20, but expected £50 back after just one week!

Quotations

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Synonyms

loan shark

Related terms

usurer usurial usurious usury

Translations

French: usurière, f German: Wucherin, f Greek: τοκογλύφος, m, f Romanian: cămătăreasă, f Russian: ростовщи́ца, f, проце́нтщица, f {{qualifier, dated}} Spanish: usurera, f Volapük: jivukan

References

Etymology

usure + ess