ribit

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Definitions

  • n. Interest on a loan.

Example Sentences

  • "Don't worry, the community won't charge you any ribit on a loan they make you." (Glinert)

  • "It is forbidden min haTorah to charge Jews interest because of the prohibition of ribis." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH ריבית ribit > Y ריבית ribes

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      ribis, ribet, ribes"

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