Riba

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    interest or usury, which is haram (sinful) according to sharia law. uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Royal Institute of British Architects. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

From Arabic رِبًا (riban).

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sharia law

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