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1. (n.) usance
the customary length of time allowed for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
2. usance
interest or other income or benefits derived from the ownership of wealth.
3. usance
Archaic.
4. usance
use.
5. usance
custom; habit.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < OF)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) usance
the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
2. (noun) consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
"the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
3. (noun) custom, usage, usance
accepted or habitual practice
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) usance
use; usage; employment
2. (verb) usance
custom; practice; usage
3. (verb) usance
interest paid for money; usury
4. (verb) usance
the time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as, a bill drawn on London at one usance, or at double usance
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