English → Latin
“usury” in Latin
ūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encounterfaenusinterest (on capital); usury; gain, profit, advantage; banking, moneylending (faenus exerceō: practice banking)exerceōto keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy, practise, employ, exercise (something in a form of action); to harass, worinīquusunjust, unfair; unequal, uneven; unfavourable, disadvantageous
The English word usury itself goes back to Latin ūtor, through ūsūria.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
usury
usura: feneratio [SYN. and phrases in INTEREST, B]: fenus (denotes interest as the produce of capital, like τόκος): usura (denotes what is paid by the debtor for the use of the capital, like δάνος) Unlawful usury, fenus iniquum (e.g., exercere). To practise usury, fenus (iniquum) exercere; fenerari; fenore pecunias auctitare (Tac.). Vid: INTEREST.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for usury?
- The usual Latin words for “usury” are ūtor, faenus, exerceō; also inīquus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.