mohatra

M3O1H4A1T1R1A1

adjective

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.

OriginLatin mohatra ← Arabic مُخَاطَرَة →
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Meanings

adjectivemohatra (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparablelawOf 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.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُخَاطَرَة
  2. Latinmohatra
  3. Englishmohatra

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

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Translations

Arabic مخاطرة
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French mohatra
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Latin mohatra
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Portuguese mofatra
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Spanish mohatra
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APA

mohatra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mohatra

MLA

“mohatra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mohatra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mohatra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mohatra.

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