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Re:I lost my domain and everything that goes with it by wbrasky on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @04:55PM (#19323271)
> But from €9.6 to €185 is an increase of 1827% or 19.27 times more. To me that's usury.

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

Re:I lost my domain and everything that goes with it by kevingrahl on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @05:09PM (#19323401)
Inconceivable!

Not a native speaker so it could be wrong.

In German we have the word ‘Wucher’ which dict.cc translated to usury.

It’s generally used when someone makes an excessive profit by exploiting someone else’s weaker position. The German term fits this situation perfectly.

Re:I lost my domain and everything that goes with it by Aeolun on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @04:58PM (#19323299)
Not literally, but the intended meaning seems clear to me here?

Though ripoff would also have worked.

Re:I lost my domain and everything that goes with it by wbrasky on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @05:00PM (#19323328)
I mean, it's a minor quibble, but ripoff would make sense. Usury does not, in any way. It's simply a misuse of usury.