different between usury vs numismatics

English

Etymology

From Middle English usurie, from Latin ?s?ria, from ?s?ra (“lending at interest, usury”) from ?sus (“use”), from stem of ?t? (“to use”). Compare usurp and use.

Pronunciation

• enPR: yo?o'zh?-r?, IPA^(key): /?ju????i/

Noun

usury (countable and uncountable, plural usuries)

1. (countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
2. (uncountable) The practice of lending money at such rates.
3. (uncountable, archaic) The practice of lending money at interest.
   • 4th Century BCE, Template:rftranslator Aristotle, Politics, Book I, Part X,

     "The most hated sort, and with the greatest reason, is usury, which makes a gain out of money itself, and not from the natural object of it. For money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest."

Synonyms

• oker

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References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “usury”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Middle English

Noun

usury

1. Alternative form of usurie

English

Etymology

From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek ??????? (nómisma, “current coin, custom”), from ?????? (nomíz?, “I hold or own as a custom, usage, I use customarily, practise, I am used to”), from ????? (nómos, “usage, custom”), from ???? (ném?, “I keep, hold, watch”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?nju?.m?z?ma.t?ks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?nu?.m?z?mæ.t?ks/

Noun

numismatics (uncountable)

1. The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money
2. The study of coins
3. The collecting of coins, tokens, medals and paper money
4. The collecting of coins

Usage notes

• Although the more general senses are still in use in more specialized contexts, most who use the term are unaware that it can be used for the study or collection of anything but coins.

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