Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loan shark

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
loan shark
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally.

verb

Alternative spelling of loanshark.

Inflected Forms

loan sharks (plural) loanshark (alternative) loan sharks (present, singular) loan sharking (participle, present) loan sharked (participle, past) loan sharked (past)

Phrases

payday loan leg-breaker juice loan

Frequently Paired Words

payday loan leg-breaker juice loan

Synonyms

shylock usurer moneylender

Questions

What does loan shark mean?
Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally.

How to pronounce loan shark

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