usurera
usuréra with stress marks
female usurer; female moneylender who charges excessive interest
Usage Note
Usurera comes from the Spanish and refers to a woman who lends money at illegally or exploitatively high interest rates. The word carries strong negative moral connotations and is used in legal, literary, and community contexts to condemn predatory lending. The masculine form is usurero.
Examples
" Iniwasan namin ang usurera. "
Natural Translation
We avoided the female moneylender.
Literal Translation
Avoided we the usurer.
" Inakusahan ang matandang babae na usurera sa kanilang barangay. "
Natural Translation
The old woman was accused of being a loan shark in their barangay.
Literal Translation
Accused the old woman that usurer in their barangay.
" Maraming mahihirap na pamilya ang naipit sa utang dahil sa usurera na naniningil ng napakataas na interes kada linggo. "
Natural Translation
Many poor families got trapped in debt because of the female loan shark who charged extremely high interest every week.
Literal Translation
Many poor families the got-trapped in debt because of-the usurer that charges of very-high interest every week.
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