"usance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: usances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} usance (countable and uncountable, plural usances)
  1. The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (length of time permitted for payment): maksuaika (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-usance-en-noun-G1WJoW2g Disambiguation of 'length of time permitted for payment': 97 0 1 2
  2. Use. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-usance-en-noun-I4wFHepZ
  3. Customary or habitual usage. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (customary or habitual usage): käyttö (Finnish), tapakäyttö (Finnish), usanza (Italian), uzanca [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), usans [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-usance-en-noun-m8ibEA57 Disambiguation of 'customary or habitual usage': 0 7 92 0
  4. The interest paid on a borrowed sum, usury. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-usance-en-noun-irt5oySa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 3 7 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 7 7 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 5 5 62 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 4 70 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 7 13 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 6 6 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 17 7 16 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 5 12 65

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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