et cetera, et cetera 英文人行道
Notes of a word-watcher, Hanching Chung. A first port of call for English learning.
2015年5月27日 星期三
loan shark, loan-sharking
The New Yorker Cartoons
Today's Daily Cartoon by Christopher Weyant:
http://nyr.kr/1KzTpoF
Definition of
loan shark
in English:
noun
informal
,
derogatory
A
moneylender
who
charges
extremely high rates
of interest
, typically under
illegal
conditions
:
reports
of
exploitation
and
deceptive
trading
practices by loan sharks
Definition of
loan-sharking
in English:
noun
[
MASS NOUN
]
informal
The action or practice of
lending
money
at
unreasonably
high rates
of interest
:
a
racketeering
conspiracy
that
included
gambling
, loan-
sharking
, and
extortion
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