moneylender
/ˈmʌnilendə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मनिलेन्डर
साहूकार, महाजन, सूदखोर
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a person whose business is lending money, usually at very high rates of interest
साहूकार, महाजन, सूदखोर
- Many poor farmers still borrow from village moneylenders at high interest.
- Cheap bank loans have freed small traders from moneylenders.
- The farmer was trapped in debt to a local moneylender.
+ 2 more examples
- Moneylenders often charged much more interest than banks.
- Her grandfather worked as a moneylender in the market town.
Synonyms lender usurer loan shark pawnbroker
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
moneylender (countable noun)
A moneylender lends money, often at very high interest, and is usually not a bank. It is a compound noun written as one word.
'Moneylender' धन उधार देने वाला व्यक्ति है, प्रायः बहुत ऊँचे ब्याज पर, और आम तौर पर बैंक नहीं होता। यह एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
- The farmer borrowed money from a local moneylender.
- The moneylender charged very high interest.
borrow from / owe to a moneylender
Use borrow from and owe to with the lender.
उधार देने वाले के साथ 'borrow from' और 'owe to' आता है।
- He borrowed ten thousand rupees from a moneylender.
- She still owes money to the moneylender.
moneylender (history)
In Indian history, moneylenders (sahukars) kept peasants in debt. Questions on rural debt use this word.
भारतीय इतिहास में moneylenders (साहूकार) किसानों को कर्ज़ में बाँधे रखते थे। ग्रामीण ऋण पर प्रश्नों में यह शब्द आता है।
- Peasants were trapped by village moneylenders.
- The law limited the power of the moneylender.
licensed / unlicensed moneylender
A licensed moneylender works under the law; an unlicensed one does not.
Licensed moneylender कानून के अंतर्गत काम करता है; unlicensed नहीं।
- Only a licensed moneylender may lend in this state.
+Collocations 4
adjective + moneylender
localgreedyvillageprivatelicensedunlicensed
- The greedy moneylender took the farmer's land.
verb + moneylender
borrow fromapproachrepayoweavoidfear
- Poor families often have to approach a moneylender.
moneylender + noun
debtinterestlicenceloanledger
- The moneylender ledger recorded every small loan.
moneylender + preposition
of the villagein the townfrom the cityby trade
- He was a moneylender by trade.
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- The play shows how a moneylender ruins a poor family.
नाटक दिखाता है कि कैसे एक साहूकार गरीब परिवार को बर्बाद कर देता है।
- Many farmers escaped the moneylender after getting bank loans.
बैंक से ऋण मिलने के बाद कई किसान साहूकार से बच गए।
- Radhika's novel has a sly moneylender as its villain.
राधिका के उपन्यास का खलनायक एक चालाक साहूकार है।
- The moneylender demanded repayment before the harvest.
साहूकार ने फ़सल कटने से पहले भुगतान माँगा।
- Self-help groups reduce dependence on the moneylender.
स्वयं-सहायता समूह साहूकार पर निर्भरता घटाते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He took a loan to a moneylender.
✓ He took a loan from a moneylender.
The source of a loan takes from.
ऋण के स्रोत के लिए 'from' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Moneylender, banker and lender all give money on credit, but they differ in setting and trust.
Moneylender, banker और lender सभी उधार देते हैं, पर स्थिति और भरोसे में अंतर है।
A private person who lends money, often at high interest.
निजी व्यक्ति जो प्रायः ऊँचे ब्याज पर धन उधार देता है।
- The moneylender charged high interest.
A person who works in or owns a bank.
बैंक में काम करने वाला या उसका मालिक।
- The banker approved the loan.
Any person or organisation that lends.
कोई भी व्यक्ति या संस्था जो उधार देती है।
- The lender asked for a guarantee.