usurious

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u·su·ri·ous /juːˈzjʊəriəs $ juːˈʒʊr-/ adjective formal BFLEXPENSIVEa usurious price or rate of interest1(4) is unfairly high 〔价格或利息〕过高的

Examples from the Corpus

usurious• The wolfish landlord used this chance to demand the usurious compound interest of 50% for three years.

price rate of or is unfairly a interest1(4) Corpus usurious

usurious
u‧su‧ri‧ous /juːˈzjʊəriəs $ juːˈʒʊr-/

adjective formal
a usurious price or rate of interest¹(4) is unfairly high

us·uri·ous

BrE

/juːˈʒʊəriəs/

NAmE

/juːˈʒʊriəs/

adjective

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formal

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lending money at very high rates of interest 放高利贷的；收取高利的