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loansharking
or
loan-sharking
[
lohn
-shahr-king]
/ˈloʊnˌʃɑr kɪŋ/
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noun
1.
the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
Origin of
loansharking
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1965-1970
1965-70,
Americanism;
loan shark
+
-ing
1
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2015.
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