usury

noun | \ ˈyü-zhə-rē \ | usu·ry

1. : the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates; specifically : the crime of charging or contracting to charge an unlawfully high rate of interest : the crime of charging or contracting to charge an unlawfully high rate of interest

2. : a rate or amount of interest charged in usury — compare legal interest at interest 5