Definitions for usageˈyu sɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

us•age^*ˈyu sɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ(n.)

a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice.
the customary manner in which a language or a form of a language is spoken or written:
a grammar based on usage rather than on arbitrary notions of correctness.
a particular instance of this:
a usage borrowed from French.
any manner of doing or handling something; treatment:
rough usage.
habitual or customary use; long-continued practice.
an act of using or employing; use.

^* Usage: The nouns usage and use are related in origin and meaning and to some extent overlap in their use. use is more common. Perhaps in the belief that it is the more impressive term, usage is sometimes used where use would be the appropriate choice: Has your usage of a personal computer made the work any easier?

Origin of usage:

1250–1300; ME < AF, OF < ML ūsāticum, der. of L ūsus (see use )

Princeton's WordNet

use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise(noun)
the act of using
"he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
custom, usage, usance(noun)
accepted or habitual practice
usage(noun)
the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written
"English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

usage(noun)ˈyu sɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ
the way words are used in a language
examples of informal usage in English; unusual usages
usageˈyu sɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ
the process of using sth, or the amount used
electricity usage

Wiktionary

usage(Noun)
The manner or the amount of using; use
usage(Noun)
Habit or accepted practice
usage(Noun)
The ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, determined by a lexicographer's intuition or from corpus analysis.

Origin: From and usage.

Webster Dictionary

Usage(noun)
the act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good usage; ill usage; hard usage
Usage(noun)
manners; conduct; behavior
Usage(noun)
long-continued practice; customary mode of procedure; custom; habitual use; method
Usage(noun)
customary use or employment, as of a word or phrase in a particular sense or signification
Usage(noun)
experience

The Roycroft Dictionary

usage
The consecration in time of something that was originally absurd.

Translations for usage

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

convention(noun)

a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom

Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.

konvensie, gebruikAfrikaans
عُرْف، تَقليدArabic
обичайBulgarian
convençãoPortuguese (BR)
konvence, společenská zvyklostCzech
der Brauch, die FörmlichkeitGerman
skik og brug; sædvaneDanish
εθιμοτυπία, σύμβασηGreek
convenciónSpanish
tavaEstonian
رسم؛ سنتFarsi
käytäntöFinnish
usageFrench
מוּסְכָּמָהHebrew
रीति-रिवाजHindi
sastanak, skupštinaCroatian
illem(szabályok)Hungarian
adatIndonesian
siðvenja; viðtekin reglaIcelandic
convenzioneItalian
慣習Japanese
관례Korean
elgesio norma,įsigalėjusi nuostata, konvencijaLithuanian
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kelazimanMalay
conventieDutch
skikk og bruk, konvensjonNorwegian
zwyczaj, konwencjaPolish
رسم؛ سنتPersian
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convençãoPortuguese
obiceiRomanian
обычайRussian
konvenciaSlovak
navadaSlovenian
konvencijaSerbian
konvention, vedertaget brukSwedish
ธรรมเนียมปฏิบัติThai
gelenek,âdetTurkish
習俗，慣例Chinese (Trad.)
звичай; умовністьUkrainian
رواج، ريت رسمUrdu
quyướcVietnamese
习俗，惯例，常规Chinese (Simp.)