usura

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) wear (damage caused by use over time)
2. (feminine, figuratively) deterioration

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of usurare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of usurare:

Concepts

usury

wear

profiteering

usuries

vigorish

abrasion

fatigue

loansharking

wearing

wearout

Synonyms

logorio

strozzinaggio

consumo

fatica

logoramento

Translations

usure

usura

Wucher

usura

usura

slijtage

Abnutzung

desgaste

desgaste

Verschleiß

τοκογλυφία

woeker

woekerrente

Wucherei

Hyphenated as

u‧sù‧ra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/uˈzu.ra/

Etymology

Borrowed from French usure, derived from user (“to use”).