Acknowledgment of a Loan
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Question
What is verbal interest (ribit devarim)?
Answer
An additional prohibition of interest is verbal interest (ribit devarim), which forbids praising the lender and expressing gratitude in words that would not have been said if not for the loan. Even though it is only verbal, it is prohibited by rabbinic decree.
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