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wonga

(ˈwɒŋɡə)

informal Brit money

[C20: possibly from Romany wongar coal]

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wonga

[ˈwɒŋgə] N (Brit) → pasta f, guita f

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wonga

n (dated inf) → Moos nt (dated sl), → Knete f (dated sl)

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OVER 40,000 Wonga customers are seeking compensation from the defunct payday lender, with administrators to the firm expecting the number to shoot up further.

Thousands of customers seek redress from Wonga

Thousands of Wonga customers seeking compensation from the defunct payday lender have been "left to fend for themselves" as they fall out of the regulator's remit, with MP Nicky Morgan suggesting the Government may have to step in.

Thousands of Wonga customers to miss out on compensation after firm's collapse; Wonga collapsed in August after it was hit by a surge in people making compensation claims over historical loans

More than 10,000 customers who lodged complaints about defunct payday lender Wonga have been "cast aside", says an MP.

STUFFED BY WONGA; FINANCE

xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx Wonga, known for its puppet adverts, collapsed in August after it was hit by a surge in compensation claims.

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This video explains all you need to know about Wonga

Wronged customers 'haunted by Wonga from beyond the grave'; Wonga collapsed in August after it was hit by a surge in people making compensation claims over historical loans

Until now firms like Wonga and QuickQuid could only be investigated for loans made since 2012.

More payday compo cases

THE Archbishop of Canterbury has been urged to intervene in the administration of Wonga to ensure that poor people are not ripped off further.

MP turns to Archbishop over Wonga

A CREDIT union in North Wales says Wonga 'reaped what it has sown' after it collapsed into administration last week.

Credit union says Wonga 'reaped what it sowed' Cambrian criticises model

Back in 2013 I carried out an investigation about Wonga, the pay day loan company which included interviewing one of the bosses of the lending firm.

Wonga gone wrong - your questions answered including what happens to claims now; The company that made a living out of lending to people who could never pay it back has collapsed - here, Dean Dunham answers your questions

THE fund which provides pensions to thousands of North East public sector workers admits it still has money invested in failed payday lender Wonga.

Pension fund kept its links to Wonga; RECOVERY OF SOME OF WORKERS' CONTRIBUTIONS 'IS POSSIBLE'

LIKE many people, I will not be mourning the fate of payday lender Wonga.

How I will look back in Wonga; The People's consumer Champion

MONEY Lender Wonga collapses into administration PAYDAY lender Wonga has collapsed into administration, bringing down the curtain on one of Britain's most controversial loans companies.