| 释义 |
moneylender
n. A person whose business it is to lend money. The Moneylenders Acts 1900–27 contained provisions for the control of moneylenders, including the form of their contracts. Under the Acts, the term “moneylender” did not include pawnbrokers, friendly or building societies, corporate bodies with special powers to lend money, those carrying on a banking or insurance business, or businesses whose primary object is not the lending of money. The more extensive provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 have replaced the provisions of the Moneylenders Acts. |