Wucher
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German wuocher, from Old High German wuohhar, from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare Dutch woeker, English oker.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Wucher m (strong, genitive Wuchers, no plural)
- usury (loaning at excessive interest rates)
- Nach christlicher Lehre ist nicht das Zinsnehmen als solches verboten, sondern nur der Wucher.
- According to Christian teaching, taking interest as such is not forbidden, but usury only.
- (by extension) sale at excessive prices; overpricing, gouging; highway robbery
- Vier Euro für ein kleines Bier, das ist doch Wucher!
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Declension[edit]
Declension of Wucher [sg-only, masculine, strong]
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