shylock
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the character Shylock, in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈʃaɪlɒk/
Noun [edit]
shylock (plural shylocks)
- (US) A loan shark.
Translations [edit]
loan shark — see loan shark
Verb [edit]
shylock (third-person singular simple present shylocks, present participle shylocking, simple past and past participle shylocked)
- (intransitive, US) To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest.
Translations [edit]
to lend at exorbitant rates
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