SHYLOCK


Meaning of SHYLOCK in English

I. ˈshī-ˌläk noun

Date: circa 1597

1. capitalized : the Jewish usurer and antagonist of Antonio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

2. : loan shark

II. intransitive verb

Date: circa 1934

: to lend money at high rates of interest

exposé of systematic thievery… shylock ing, and murder — Current Biography

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.