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Meaning of 'usance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Usance [ v. t.]
- Use; usage; employment.
- Custom; practice; usage.
- Interest paid for money; usury.
- 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.

Meaning of 'usance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . usance [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
Example in sentence:
  • the consumption of energy has increased steadily

Nearby Words:

usable usage usager usant

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