Usance
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noun.
The length of time, established by custom and varying between countries, that is allowed for payment of a foreign bill of exchange.
noun.
Use.
noun.
Usage; custom.
noun.
Interest paid on borrowed money.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Using; use; employment.
noun.
Usage; custom.
noun.
Premium paid for the use of money loaned; interest.
noun.
The time which is allowed by custom or usage for the payment of bills of exchange drawn on a distant country.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Use; usage; employment.
noun.
Custom; practice; usage.
noun.
Interest paid for money; usury.
noun.
The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
noun.
Use
.
noun.
Customary
or
habitual
usage
.
noun.
The
interest
payed on a borrowed sum,
usury
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
accepted or habitual practice
noun.
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
noun.
the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
Word Usage
"Everything in it, tolerable or intolerable, will have but one use; and that use what our ancestors used to call usance or usury."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
period
period of time
time period
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
cents
commentsbefore
degrees
fingers
fools
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
custom
employment
practice
usage
use