loan shark

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lohn shahrk]
- /loʊn ʃɑrk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lohn shahrk]
- /loʊn ʃɑrk/

Definitions of loan shark words

noun loan shark a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer. 1
noun loan shark moneylender 1
countable noun loan shark If you describe someone as a loan shark, you disapprove of them because they lend money to people and charge them very high rates of interest on the loan. 0
noun loan shark a person who lends funds at illegal or exorbitant rates of interest 0
noun loan shark a person who lends money at exorbitant or illegal rates of interest 0
noun loan shark Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest. 0

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Origin of loan shark

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Loan shark

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loan shark popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for loan shark

noun loan shark

shylock — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
moneylender — a person or organization whose business it is to lend money at interest.
usurer — a person who lends money and charges interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender.

All 3 Synonyms of loan shark