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1loan shark — ➔ shark * * * loan shark UK US noun [C] INFORMAL DISAPPROVING ► a person who charges large amounts of interest for lending money to someone, especially when their financial position means they cannot borrow money from a bank: »Loan sharks target… …
2loan shark — n. A person who lends money at extortionate interest rates, usually illegally. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. loan shark A person who lends …
3loan shark — A loan shark lends money at very high rates of interest …
4loan shark — loan sharks N COUNT (disapproval) 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. [INFORMAL] …
5loan shark — loan ,shark noun count INFORMAL someone who lends money to people and charges them a very high rate of interest ╾ loan ,sharking noun uncount …
6loan shark — n someone who lends money at very high rates of ↑interest and will often use threats or violence to get the money back …
7loan shark — loan′ shark n. Informal. inf a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer • Etymology: 1900–05, amer …
8loan shark — ► NOUN informal ▪ a moneylender who charges exorbitant rates of interest …
9loan shark — ☆ loan shark n. Informal a person who lends money at exorbitant or illegal rates of interest …
10Loan shark — A loan shark is a person or body that offers illegal unsecured loans at high interest rates to individuals, often backed by blackmail or threats of violence. They provide credit to those who are unwilling or unable to obtain it from more… …