Wucher

Meaning

1. (masculine, no-plural, strong) usury (loaning at excessive interest rates)
2. (broadly, masculine, no-plural, strong) sale at excessive prices; overpricing, gouging; highway robbery

Concepts

usury

profiteering

usuries

excessive profit

Synonyms

überhöhte Preise

Mondpreise

Leistung

Nutzen

ungebührende Gewinn

Preistreiberei

Wucherei

Zinswucher

Kreditwucher

Errungenschaft

Überteuerung

Gewinn

Translations

usura

usure

usura

usura

woekerrente

tefecilik

vurgunculuk

woekerwinst

woeker

istifçilik

usura

logro

strozzinaggio

τοκογλυφία

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

wuecher

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvuːxər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wuocher

Inherited from Old High German: wuohhar

Cognate with Dutch: woeker

Cognate with English: oker

In summary

From Middle High German wuocher, from Old High German wuohhar, from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare Dutch woeker, English oker.