Definition for A-NAT'O-CISM

A-NAT'O-CISM, n. [L. anatocismus, from Gr. ανα, again, and τοκος, usury.]

Interest upon interest; the taking of compound interest; or the contract by which such interest is secured. [Rarely used.] – Johnson. Cicero.

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