loan sharking

A form of loan shark — Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of loan shark
nounloan sharking (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of loansharking.
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APA

loan sharking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loan%20sharking

MLA

“loan sharking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loan%20sharking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loan sharking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loan%20sharking.

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