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German
Etymology
From Middle High German wuocher, from Old High German wuohhar, from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare Dutch woeker, English oker.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wucher m (strong, genitive Wuchers, no plural)
- usury (loaning at excessive interest rates)
Nach christlicher Lehre ist nicht das Zinsnehmen als solches verboten, sondern nur der Wucher.- According to Christian teaching, taking interest as such is not forbidden, but usury only.
1897, Karl Kautsky, quoting Thomas Müntzer, Hochverursachte Schutzrede [Apology], 1524, quoted in Der Kommunismus im Mittelalter und im Zeitalter der Reformation; translated as J.L. & E.G. Mulliken, transl., Communism in Central Europe in the Time of the Reformation, 2003:Sieh zu, die Grundsuppe des Wuchers, der Dieberei und Räuberei sein unser Herrn und Fürsten, nehmen alle Kreaturen zum Eigentum: die Fisch im Wasser, die Vögel in der Luft, das Gewächs auf Erden muß alles ihr sein (Jes. 5).- Look ye! Our sovereign and rulers are at the bottom of all usury, thievery, and robbery; they take all created things into possession. The fish in the water, birds in the air, the products of the soil – all must be theirs (Isaiah v.).
- (by extension) sale at excessive prices; overpricing, gouging; highway robbery
Vier Euro für ein kleines Bier, das ist doch Wucher!- Four euros for a small beer, that's totally overpriced!
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Further reading
- “Wucher” in Duden online
- “Wucher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache