shylocking (9 synonym found)

Shylocking has 9 synonyms. The top synonyms for shylocking are holdup, overcharge, surcharge, usury, advance, advancement, loan sharking, highway robbery and 1 more. Another word for shylocking is holdup. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for shylocking?

A common synonym for shylocking is holdup. Other synonyms include overcharge, surcharge, usury, advance.

How many synonyms does shylocking have?

Shylocking has 9 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does shylocking mean?

(n): (US, figurative, now offensive) A loan shark; a usurer.

Definition of shylocking:

(n) : (US, figurative, now offensive) A loan shark; a usurer.
(v) : (intransitive, US, now offensive) To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest.
(n) : (offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Jewish descent.
(n) : (fiction) A moneylender (Jewish stereotype) in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
(n) : Alternative letter-case form of shylock. [(US, figurative, now offensive) A loan shark; a usurer.]
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Definition of shylocking:

(n) : (US, figurative, now offensive) A loan shark; a usurer.
(v) : (intransitive, US, now offensive) To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest.
(n) : (offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Jewish descent.
(n) : (fiction) A moneylender (Jewish stereotype) in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
(n) : Alternative letter-case form of shylock. [(US, figurative, now offensive) A loan shark; a usurer.]
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