a loan shark
11Loan 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… …
12Loan Shark — A person or entity that charges borrowers interest above an established legal rate. Depending on where a person lives, lenders typically cannot charge more than 60% interest per annum. A loan shark, then, would be someone who illegally charged… …
13loan shark — A loan shark lends money at very high rates of interest. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A loan shark is a person who lends money at extremely high interest rates to people who are unable to obtain a loan from the bank. The young… …
14loan shark — noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest • Syn: ↑usurer, ↑moneylender, ↑shylock • Hypernyms: ↑lender, ↑loaner, ↑shark * * * ˈloan shark [loan shark …
15loan shark — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms loan shark : singular loan shark plural loan sharks informal someone who lends money to people and charges them a very high rate of interest Derived word: loan sharking noun uncountable …
16loan-shark — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: loan shark : to lend money as a loan shark …
17loan shark — {n. phr.} A money lender who charges excessive interest. * /Why go to a loan shark when you can borrow from the bank at the legal rate?/ …
18loan shark — {n. phr.} A money lender who charges excessive interest. * /Why go to a loan shark when you can borrow from the bank at the legal rate?/ …
19loan\ shark — n. phr. A money lender who charges excessive interest. Why go to a loan shark when you can borrow from the bank at the legal rate? …
20Loan shark — A loan shark lends money at very high rates of interest …
