loan shark

Frequency: 6.912.5 per million words

a person who lends money at very high rates of interest

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Examples (10)

  • He ran up massive debts borrowing from loan sharks.
  • The victim was threatened by a loan shark for failing to repay on time.
  • Many desperate people fall prey to loan sharks during financial crises.
  • The government is trying to crack down on illegal loan sharks.
  • She warned her friend about getting involved with a loan shark.
  • The loan shark demanded exorbitant interest rates from his clients.
  • It's dangerous to borrow money from a loan shark due to their violent methods.
  • Undercover police infiltrated the loan shark's operation.
  • He lost everything after borrowing from a notorious loan shark.
  • The community launched a campaign to educate people about the dangers of loan sharks.