Etymology

mohatra

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Today it means: Of or characterized by an avoidance of laws against usury by a pair of sales between a lender and a borrower (or their agents), where the first purchase is made on credit and an immediate repurchase is made in cash, the difference in prices amounting to the interest of the loan. Full definition →

Latin mohatra ← Arabic مُخَاطَرَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمُخَاطَرَة
  2. Latin · derived frommohatra
  3. English todaymohatra

From French, Spanish, or Latin mohatra, all from Arabic مُخَاطَرَة (muḵāṭara)

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