moneylender

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

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • moneylender — mon‧ey‧lend‧er [ˈmʌniˌlendə ǁ ər] noun [countable] FINANCE a person or organization that lends money, usually outside the official banking system: • For poor people in Bangladesh, the local moneylender is the only source of finance. * * *… …   Financial and business terms

  • moneylender — n. someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest. Syn: usurer, loan shark, shark, money lender. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moneylender — [mun′ēlen΄dər] n. a person whose business is lending money at interest …   English World dictionary

  • Moneylender — Personal finance Credit and debt Pawnbroker Student loan Employment contract Salary Wage Emplo …   Wikipedia

  • moneylender — UK [ˈmʌnɪˌlendə(r)] / US [ˈmʌnɪˌlendər] noun [countable] Word forms moneylender : singular moneylender plural moneylenders a person or organization that lends money to people, especially at a high rate of interest …   English dictionary

  • moneylender — [[t]mʌ̱nilendə(r)[/t]] moneylenders also money lender N COUNT A moneylender is a person who lends money which has to be paid back at a high rate of interest. [OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

  • moneylender — noun Date: 1673 one whose business is lending money; specifically pawnbroker …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • moneylender — /mun ee len deuhr/, n. a person or organization whose business it is to lend money at interest. [1775 85; MONEY + LENDER] * * * …   Universalium

  • moneylender — Synonyms and related words: Shylock, bank clerk, bank manager, bank officer, bank president, banker, banking executive, bill broker, cambist, cashier, discounter, investment banker, lender, loan officer, loan shark, loaner, money broker, money… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • moneylender — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. usurer, Shylock. See borrowing …   English dictionary for students

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”