Meaning of USANCE
| Pronunciation: | | 'yoozuns
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- [n] accepted or habitual practice
- [n] (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
- [n] (commerce) the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
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| | Synonyms: | | consumption, custom, economic consumption, usage, use, use of goods and services |
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| | See Also: | | Americanism, Anglicism, Britishism, conspicuous consumption, consuetude, couvade, demand, Germanism, habit, pattern, period, period of time, practice, rite, ritual, time period, use, wont | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Us"ance\, n. [F. See {Use}, v. t.]
1. Use; usage; employment. [Obs.] --Spenser.
2. Custom; practice; usage. [Obs.] --Gower. Chaucer.
3. Interest paid for money; usury. [Obs.] --Shak.
4. (Com.) 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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