usurious

Example Sentences

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Likewise, a Seattle City Council member, Alex Pedersen, recently suggested eliminating the city’s usurious 15.5% tax on water.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2023

Consider bail bond companies, which charge usurious fees to those desperate to get loved ones out of jail.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2022

Nearly two decades ago, the state made it a felony to offer high-interest payday loans that state lawmakers described as usurious.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2022

"This legitimises a parallel banking system with usurious interest rates and no investor would be attracted to such an economy where lending can be suspended overnight."

From Reuters • May 9, 2022

He was holding the Lombard back and shouting, “You offer a usurious rate! Forty percent! Forty! My uncle offered thirty. Thirty is reasonable! Thirty is standard! But thirty is undercutting now?”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz