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U'SURY, n. s as z. L. usura, from utor, to use.
1. Formerly, interest or a premium paid or stipulated to be paid for the use of money.
Usury formerly denoted any legal interest, but in this sense, the word is no longer in use.
2. In present usage, illegal interest a premium or compensation paid or stipulated to be paid for the use of money borrowed or retained, beyond the rate of interest established by law.
3. The practice of taking interest. Obs.
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Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Usury'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​u/usury.html.
Entry for 'Usury'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​u/usury.html.