oker

Meanings

Plural: okers

Adjective Satellite

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

Noun

Interest on money; usury; increase.
Obsolete form of ochre.
Alternative form of oka (“unit of measurement”).

Verb

To increase (in price); add to.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English oker, okur, okir, okyr, ocker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to add, increase”). Cognate with Scots ocker (“usury”), Icelandic ókur (“usury”), Swedish ocker (“usury”), German Wucher (“usury”), Dutch woeker (“usury”), Old English wōcor (“increase, growth, fruit, usury”), Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐌺𐍂𐍃 (wōkrs, “interest, usury, tax”), Latin augere (“to increase”). More at eke, wax.

Synonyms

all right, fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay

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