five-six
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A moneylending scheme stereotypically associated with Indian nationals, especially Punjabis, in the Philippines.
Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "One of their most notorious loan arrangements is the "five-six” scheme, that is, for every five pesos borrowed, six must be returned. Usually daily payment is demanded from the first day of the loan, although sometimes payment falls due at the ..."
- "Hapless citizens borrow money from five-six money lenders, e.g. borrowing five thousand and returning six within a month or even a week."
- "Despite their number and their assimilationist proclivities, Filipino Punjabis are sometimes pejoratively called 'five-six Indians'."
- "Hapless citizens borrow money from five-six money lenders ('borrowing at high rates of interest', i.e. borrowing five thousand and returning six ... )."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
5-6 (alternative)