Usance Definition

yo͝ozəns
noun
The time allowed for the payment of a foreign bill of exchange, as established by custom.
Webster's New World

Use.

Webster's New World

Use.

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Usage.

Webster's New World
Usage; custom.
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Other Word Forms of Usance

Noun

Singular:
usance
Plural:
usances

Origin of Usance

  • Middle English usage from Old French probably from Vulgar Latin ūsantia from ūsāns *ūsant- present participle of *ūsāre frequentative of Latin ūtī

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

UUSUSA

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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