# riba

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #53,216

## Definitions
1. interest or usury, which is haram (sinful) according to sharia law.

## Etymology
From Arabic رِبًا (riban).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/riba