v
(intransitive, chiefly UK) To appear implausible or unbelievable.
adj
Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.
n
(Now chiefly dialectal) Interest on money; usury; increase.
n
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.
n
(Muslim finance): interest or usury, which is haram (sinful) according to sharia law.
adj
(obsolete, rare) Subsisting on alms or charitable contributions.
adj
Alternative form of usurary [(obsolete) Usurious.]
n
A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an illegal, exorbitant, or unfair rate.
adj
Pertaining to or constituting usury.
adj
Of or pertaining to usury.
adj
Alternative form of usurious [Of or pertaining to usury.]
n
(countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
n
(uncountable, slang) The interest on a loan of money, especially for loans made by a usurer or loan shark.
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