Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.

    Geldverleiher, Geldverleiherin

    ростовщи́кrostovščík, ростовщи́цаrostovščíca, проце́нтщикprocéntščik

    лихва́рlyxvár

    someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

Translations

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Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From money + lender.

From money + lender.

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Forms

plural: moneylenders

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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