浮うき貸がし

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

Refers to lending money at illegally high interest rates, often by unregistered lenders. The term carries a strong negative connotation and is associated with predatory lending practices.

彼かれは浮うき貸がしで捕つかまった。
He was arrested for illegal lending.
浮うき貸がし業ぎょう者しゃが摘てき発はつさ

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Loan sharks were busted.

Written forms

浮うき貸がし
Standard spelling with okurigana.
浮うき貸がし
Variant spelling without the okurigana き.

Kanji

浮floating, float, rise to surface
貸lend

Similar words

高こう利り貸がし
高利貸し refers to lending at high interest rates, which may be legal or illegal depending on the rate. 浮き貸し specifically implies illegal, unregistered lending, often with exorbitant rates.
ヤミ金きん融ゆう
ヤミ金融 is a broader term for underground finance, including illegal lending. 浮き貸し is a more specific term for the act of making illegal loans.

Etymology

Compound of 浮き (uki, 'floating', from 浮く 'to float') and 貸し (kashi, 'lending', from 貸す 'to lend'). The 'floating' element may imply money that is lent outside the regulated system, i.e., 'floating' outside legal bounds.