Sekirov Dictionary

shylock

UK /ˈʃaɪlɒk/US /ˈʃaɪlɑk/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 4

noun2

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(offensive, figurative) A loan shark; a usurer.
- Eventually, their gambling debts grow so big that they are cut off from making any more bets, eliminating the chance that they can make enough money to satisfy their shylocks. — 2005
(offensive) A person of Jewish descent.

verb1

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(US, offensive) To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest.
- I wanted to know whether shylocking is a legal business or not, and if it is legal, under which Act does it operate? — 2004

forms

shylocked · shylocking · shylocks · Shylocks

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