loan sharking

THESAURUS

loan sharking

Cosa Nostra, Mafia, advance, advancement, advancing, black market, bootlegging, exploitation, extortion, gambling, gray market, highway robbery, holdup, illegal commerce, illegal operations, illegitimate business, illicit business, lend-lease, lending, lending at interest, loaning, moneylending, moonshining, narcotics traffic, organized crime, overassessment, overcharge, prostitution, protection racket, racket, shady dealings, shylocking, surcharge, the rackets, the syndicate, traffic in women, usury, white slavery