"Wucher" meaning in German

See Wucher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvuːxər/, [ˈvuː.xɐ], [ˈʋuː-], [-χɐ] Audio: De-Wucher.ogg Forms: Wuchers [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Wucher [nominative, singular], Wuchers [genitive, singular], Wucher [dative, singular], Wucher [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Middle High German wuocher, from Old High German wuohhar, from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare Dutch woeker, English oker. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wuocher}} Middle High German wuocher, {{inh|de|goh|wuohhar}} Old High German wuohhar, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*wōkraz}} Proto-Germanic *wōkraz, {{cog|nl|woeker}} Dutch woeker, {{cog|en|oker}} English oker Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Wucher m (strong, genitive Wuchers, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. usury (loaning at excessive interest rates) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Wucher-de-noun-lY9tXEXN Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (by extension) sale at excessive prices; overpricing, gouging; highway robbery Tags: broadly, masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Wucher-de-noun-HjvrGQuz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wuchern, Wucherer, Wucherin, Wucherei Related terms: Wucherblume, Wucherpflanze, Wucherpreis

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "word": "Wucherer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wucherei"
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      ],
      "text": "→ German Low German: Wucher"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "stq",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wucher",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wucher"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wuocher"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Dutch woeker",
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        "2": "oker"
      },
      "expansion": "English oker",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wuocher, from Old High German wuohhar, from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare Dutch woeker, English oker.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wuchers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wucher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wucher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wucherblume"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wucherpflanze"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wucherpreis"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "According to the Old Testament, usury is forbidden.",
          "text": "Nach dem Alten Testament ist Wucher verboten.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Look ye! Our sovereign and rulers are at the bottom of all usury, thievery, and robbery; they take all created things into possession. The fish in the water, birds in the air, the products of the soil – all must be theirs (Isaiah v.).",
          "ref": "1897, Karl Kautsky, quoting Thomas Müntzer, Hochverursachte Schutzrede [Apology], 1524, quoted in Der Kommunismus im Mittelalter und im Zeitalter der Reformation; translated as J.L. & E.G. Mulliken, transl., Communism in Central Europe in the Time of the Reformation, 2003:",
          "text": "Sieh zu, die Grundsuppe des Wuchers, der Dieberei und Räuberei sein unser Herrn und Fürsten, nehmen alle Kreaturen zum Eigentum: die Fisch im Wasser, die Vögel in der Luft, das Gewächs auf Erden muß alles ihr sein (Jes. 5).",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "usury (loaning at excessive interest rates)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Wucher-de-noun-lY9tXEXN",
      "links": [
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          "usury"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "english": "Four euros for a small beer, that's totally overpriced!",
          "text": "Vier Euro für ein kleines Bier, das ist doch Wucher!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "sale at excessive prices; overpricing, gouging; highway robbery"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "sale",
          "sale"
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        [
          "excessive",
          "excessive"
        ],
        [
          "price",
          "price"
        ],
        [
          "overpricing",
          "overpricing"
        ],
        [
          "gouging",
          "gouging"
        ],
        [
          "highway robbery",
          "highway robbery"
        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) sale at excessive prices; overpricing, gouging; highway robbery"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvuːxər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvuː.xɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋuː-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-χɐ]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Wucher"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "word": "wuchern"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wucherer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wucherin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wucherei"
    }
  ],
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German Low German: Wucher"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    }
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    {
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        "2": "woeker"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch woeker",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "oker"
      },
      "expansion": "English oker",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wuocher, from Old High German wuohhar, from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare Dutch woeker, English oker.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wuchers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wucher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
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    {
      "form": "Wuchers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wucher",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Wucherblume"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wucherpflanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wucherpreis"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "According to the Old Testament, usury is forbidden.",
          "text": "Nach dem Alten Testament ist Wucher verboten.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Look ye! Our sovereign and rulers are at the bottom of all usury, thievery, and robbery; they take all created things into possession. The fish in the water, birds in the air, the products of the soil – all must be theirs (Isaiah v.).",
          "ref": "1897, Karl Kautsky, quoting Thomas Müntzer, Hochverursachte Schutzrede [Apology], 1524, quoted in Der Kommunismus im Mittelalter und im Zeitalter der Reformation; translated as J.L. & E.G. Mulliken, transl., Communism in Central Europe in the Time of the Reformation, 2003:",
          "text": "Sieh zu, die Grundsuppe des Wuchers, der Dieberei und Räuberei sein unser Herrn und Fürsten, nehmen alle Kreaturen zum Eigentum: die Fisch im Wasser, die Vögel in der Luft, das Gewächs auf Erden muß alles ihr sein (Jes. 5).",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "usury"
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        {
          "english": "Four euros for a small beer, that's totally overpriced!",
          "text": "Vier Euro für ein kleines Bier, das ist doch Wucher!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "sale at excessive prices; overpricing, gouging; highway robbery"
      ],
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          "sale",
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          "excessive",
          "excessive"
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        [
          "price",
          "price"
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        [
          "overpricing",
          "overpricing"
        ],
        [
          "gouging",
          "gouging"
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        [
          "highway robbery",
          "highway robbery"
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        "(by extension) sale at excessive prices; overpricing, gouging; highway robbery"
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvuːxər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvuː.xɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋuː-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-χɐ]"
    },
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    }
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  "word": "Wucher"
}

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