loan-sharking
noun
loan-shark·ing
ˈlōn-ˌshär-kiŋ 
: the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates of interest
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Meanwhile, the 1920s big shots commanded teams of killers and were engaged in a variety of underworld rackets, including bookmaking, loan-sharking, robbery, and extortion.
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Selwyn Raab, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2012
More recently, the town was known for its robust trade in secondhand minibuses and as a center for loan-sharking.
—Gamze Yilmazel, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
Over the past 15 years, the commission with an annual budget of $14 million has helped bring down dozens of members of organized crime as well as union officials in the International Longshoremen’s Association on charges including loan-sharking, money-laundering and extortion.
—Jess Bravin, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
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Selwyn Raab, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2012
More recently, the town was known for its robust trade in secondhand minibuses and as a center for loan-sharking.
—Gamze Yilmazel, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
Over the past 15 years, the commission with an annual budget of $14 million has helped bring down dozens of members of organized crime as well as union officials in the International Longshoremen’s Association on charges including loan-sharking, money-laundering and extortion.
—Jess Bravin, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
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“Loan-sharking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loan-sharking. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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