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English · Q281

One Word Substitution

Competitive Exams · English · question 281

Q281

One who lends money at high rate of interest

A.
Solvent
B.
Uxorious
C.
Usurer
Answer
D.
Shylock

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Usurer.

Solvent: having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts.
Uxorious: having or showing a great or excessive fondness for one's wife.
Usurer: a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
Shylock: a ruthless moneylender; a loan shark.