Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy.
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Shylock
//ˈʃaɪlɑk//
Synonyms for "shylock" (12 found)
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8 translations across 5 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- woekerlenen verb (to lend at exorbitant rates)
Finnish
3 entries- harjoittaa koronkiskontaa verb (to lend at exorbitant rates)
- kiskoa verb (to lend at exorbitant rates)
- periä kiskurikorkoa verb (to lend at exorbitant rates)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- ågre verb (to lend at exorbitant rates)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- ågre verb (to lend at exorbitant rates)
Swedish
2 entries- ockra verb (to lend at exorbitant rates)
- ta ockerränta verb (to lend at exorbitant rates)
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Al Pacino played Shylock in a version of The Merchant of Venice.
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Eventually, their gambling debts grow so big that they are cut off from making any more bets, eliminating the chance that they can make enough money to satisfy their shylocks.
Source: wiktionary
If a guy got into hock with several shylocks from different crews and was unable to keep up with his weekly payments, a sit-down would have to be called with all of the shylocks involved and their respective capos.
Source: wiktionary
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