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Noun(1) someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

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(1) She was also a moneylender who collected sizeable interest with little or no collateral.(2) The doorstep moneylender today reported 2002 pre-tax profits of u00a3182m, up 7%, to continue its great run of form.(3) Mr Scott said he had borrowed from a moneylender with a large interest rate.(4) This has led to strong growth in impaired-credit lending: the realm of the doorstep moneylender .(5) The moneylender had assured shareholders in May that they remained confident of meeting their 2001 targets.(6) It does not state on its website that it is a registered moneylender , or that its interest rate is 37.1 per cent APR.(7) So I borrowed more money at a very high interest from a moneylender , and got my son treated.(8) That said, I am bound to say that in our judgment the best way of protecting consumers against rapacious moneylenders is a competitive banking and finance sector.(9) Because the saltpans are only open for eight months a year many workers have to borrow money from local moneylenders to survive and are charged 10 percent interest per month.(10) The people women moneylenders lend to generally describe their credit practices as a form of reciprocity rather than exploitation.(11) In effect, we are slowly surrendering our sovereignty in exchange for moneylending .(12) Private moneylenders charge exorbitant interest rates of 30 to 50 percent for a 5-6 month growing season.(13) They are exploited either by their u2018employeru2019 or the moneylending elite.(14) Most residents borrowed money from relatives, banks, moneylenders , or the landowner, who charged 10 percent interest per month.(15) The Assembly rejected repudiation because they feared antagonizing the moneylenders of Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg, and Geneva.(16) Police arrested four men Wednesday on suspicion of running an unauthorized moneylending ring that has charged interest rates 16,000 times the legal limit.
Related Words
(1) money lender
Synonyms
Noun
1. loan shark
2. shylock
3. usurer


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

Moneylender. Whoremonger.

MONEYLENDER. Whoremonger.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 8


you have a reputation as a moneylender
and a brothel keeper, not a military man.

you have a reputation as a MONEYLENDER and a brothel keeper, not a military man.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 6


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