verb🔗Share放高利贷 To commit usury (to loan money at excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence."Desperate for money to pay his rent, he unknowingly resorted to loansharking when he agreed to borrow from a man who demanded 50% interest each week and threatened him if he didn't pay on time. "为了付房租,他急需用钱,却在不知情的情况下,向一个每周索要50%利息,还威胁不按时还款的人借了钱,结果等于放高利贷了。businessfinancelaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading