Usury

The term "usury" was once used to refer to any loan on which interest was charged.

Loan sharks pull all sorts of tricks to skirt usury laws.

Interest rates are deemed by Islam as usury.

Tom has no compunction about engaging in usury.

As a practical matter, California usury laws do not seriously inconvenience most lenders, and offer little protection to most borrowers.

In medieval Europe, Jews were often linked to usury and therefore persecuted by authorities.

The most hated sort, and with the greatest reason, is usury, which makes a gain out of money itself, and not from the natural object of it. For money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest.

Then will we march to all thoſe Indian Mines, My witleſſe brother to the Chriſtians loſt: And ranſome them with fame and vſurie.