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Dictionary > Definition: usance

Definition of usance
  1. accepted or habitual practice
  2. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
  3. the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
Similar Words: custom, usage, consumption, economic consumption, use, use of goods and services

Hyponyms: Americanism, Anglicism, Britishism, consuetude, couvade, Germanism, habit, use, wont, hijab, ritual, rite, conspicuous consumption

Derivational Morphology: practice, apply, use, expend

Anagrams: uncase


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