Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loansharking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
loan-shark-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of loanshark

noun

The lending of money at an excessive interest rate.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

loan sharking (alternative)

Questions

What does loansharking mean?
present participle and gerund of loanshark

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