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loan shark

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1. loan shark - Noun

2. loan shark - Verb

Meaning

someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

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Adam and gary have been butting heads, with Adam determined to prove that he is a loan shark and a violent thug. Source: Internet

At a bar, a local loan shark named Michael ( Richard Romanus ) comes looking for Johnny to "pay up", but to his surprise, Johnny insults him. Source: Internet

The main character is Sicilian immigrant Vito Scaletta, who returns from the U.S. Army after World War II and finds his family indebted to a loan shark. Source: Internet

Between fights, he works as an enforcer for loan shark Tony Gazzo. Source: Internet

What started as a US$3,000 sum from a loan shark for her son's wedding has now grown to about US$7,000, she said - the result of additional financial needs that have cropped up. Source: Internet

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