Thesaurus: usance

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1. v. t. Use; usage; employment.
2. v. t. Custom; practice; usage.
3. v. t. Interest paid for money; usury.
4. 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.
5. n. the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
6. n. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
7. n. accepted or habitual practice
8. The time, fixed variously by the usage between differentcountries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as, a bill drawn onLondon at one usance, or at double usance.
9. n. the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)