Definition of usance Usance
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What does usance mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: usances |
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| usance - the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) | ||
| period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | ||
| usance - accepted or habitual practice | ||
| custom, usage | ||
| practice, pattern a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" | ||
| survival something that survives | ||
| americanism a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens | ||
| anglicism, britishism a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens | ||
| consuetude a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law | ||
| couvade a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child | ||
| germanism a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens | ||
| habit, use (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" | ||
| hijab the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing" | ||
| usance - (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" | ||
| consumption, economic consumption, use, use of goods and services | ||
| demand the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money" | ||
| economic science, economics, political economy the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- usance (v. t.)
Use; usage; employment. - usance (v. t.)
Custom; practice; usage. - usance (v. t.)
Interest paid for money; usury. - usance (v. t.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- usance, noun, singular of usances.
