usury

The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegally high rate.

An excessive or illegally high rate of interest charged on borrowed money.

Interest charged or paid on a loan.

Originally, any premium paid, or stipulated to be paid, for the use of money; interest. [Obsolete or archaic.]

An excessive or inordinate premium paid, or stipulated to be paid, for the use of money borrowed; any such premium in excess of the rate established or permitted by law, which varies locally.

The practice of lending money at interest, or of taking interest for money lent; specifically, and now almost exclusively, the practice of taking exorbitant or excessive interest; the taking of extortionate interest from the needy or extravagant.

A premium or increase paid, or stipulated to be paid, for a loan, as of money; interest.

The practice of taking interest.

Interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money.

An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.