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loan shark

loan shark noun: someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally. Also the alternative spelling of loanshark.

Noun

loan shark (plural loan sharks)

  1. Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally.
    Synonyms:
    shylock

Also used as

loan shark is also the alternative spelling of loanshark.

loan shark meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

loan shark in Indonesian

money lender; usurer
rentenir, tengkulak, lintah darat

loan shark in Vietnamese

money lender; usurer
người cho vay nặng lãi

Synonyms of loan shark

Forms of loan shark

Noun
pluralloan sharks
alternative formloanshark
Verb
third-person singular presentloan sharks
present participleloan sharking
past participleloan sharked
pastloan sharked

Questions about loan shark

What does loan shark mean?
Loan shark means someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally.
What is loan shark in Indonesian?
Loan shark in Indonesian is rentenir, tengkulak, lintah darat. See Loan shark meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is loan shark?
Loan shark is a noun.
What is the plural of loan shark?
The plural of loan shark is loan sharks.

Words near loan shark in the dictionary

  1. loan officers
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  4. loan rendition
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  6. loan shark
  7. loan sharked
  8. loan sharking
  9. loan sharks
  10. loan term
  11. loan terms

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