/ Dictionary / Index L loansharking: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: loan•shark•ing Pronunciation: (lōn'shär"king), [key] — n. the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. loan shark loanshift Related Content Daily Word Quiz: effervescent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language