| Main Entry: | loan shark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lender charging much interest |
Synonyms: |
Shylock, moneylender, usurer |
| Main Entry: | finance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer loan money; set up in business |
Synonyms: |
back, bank, bankroll, capitalize, endow, float*, fund, go for, grubstake, guarantee, juice*, lay on one, loan shark, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, prime the pump, promote, provide funds, provide security, put up money, raise dough, sponsor, stake, subsidize, support, underwrite |
Antonyms: |
call in, take |
| Main Entry: | lend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loan, accommodate |
Synonyms: |
add, advance, afford, allow, bestow, confer, contribute, entrust, extend, furnish, give, grant, impart, lay on one, lend-lease, let, loan shark, oblige, permit, present, provide, shark, stake, supply, trust |
Antonyms: |
borrow |
| Main Entry: | harpy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a greedy person |
Synonyms: |
Shylock, loan shark, shark, swindler |
| Main Entry: | lender |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bestower |
Synonyms: |
Shylock, backer, bank, banker, granter, loan company, loan shark, moneylender, moneymonger, pawnbroker, pawnshop, stakeman, usurer |
| Main Entry: | pawnbroker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moneylender |
Synonyms: |
Shylock, broker, lender, loan shark, moneymonger, usurer |
| Main Entry: | racketeer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gangster |
Synonyms: |
criminal, extortionist, loan shark, mobster, shark |
| Main Entry: | grubstake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | finance |
Synonyms: |
back, bank, bankroll, capitalize, endow, float*, fund, go for, guarantee, juice*, lay on one, loan shark, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, prime the pump, promote, provide funds, provide security, put up money, put up money fo |