usance

[ yoo-zuhns ]

/ ˈyu zəns /

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noun

Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.

Economics. the income of benefits of every kind derived from the ownership of wealth.

Archaic.

use.
custom; habit.

Obsolete. usury.

Origin of usance

1350–1400; Middle English usaunce<Old French usance, probably <Medieval Latin ūsantia, derivative of Latin ūsant- (stem of ūsāns), present participle of ūsāre to use; see -ance

Words nearby usance

USAFI, U.S.A.F.R., usage, usageaster, USAN, usance, USAR, USB, USB drive, Usbeg, Usbek

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Example sentences from the Web for usance

He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice.
William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon|Scott Surtees
I'll lend no money gratis and bring down the rate of usance.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties|Charles Major
He knew that a debt to folly bears no grace, and was ready with his principal and usance.
When Knighthood Was in Flower|Charles Major
But 'tis to much purpose to evade it; the common custom and usance of life will have it so.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne

The term "usance" is sometimes employed to express the period of running in foreign bills.
The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for usance

usance

/ (ˈjuːzəns) /

noun

commerce the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the redemption of foreign bills of exchange

rare unearned income

an obsolete word for usage, usury, use

Word Origin for usance

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin ūsantia, from ūsāre to use

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单词	usance
释义	usance [ yoo-zuhns ] / ˈyu zəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR usance ON THESAURUS.COM noun Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange. Economics. the income of benefits of every kind derived from the ownership of wealth. Archaic. use. custom; habit. Obsolete. usury. Origin of usance 1350–1400; Middle English usaunce<Old French usance, probably <Medieval Latin ūsantia, derivative of Latin ūsant- (stem of ūsāns), present participle of ūsāre to use; see -ance Words nearby usance USAFI, U.S.A.F.R., usage, usageaster, USAN, usance, USAR, USB, USB drive, Usbeg, Usbek Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for usance He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon\|Scott Surtees I'll lend no money gratis and bring down the rate of usance. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties\|Charles Major He knew that a debt to folly bears no grace, and was ready with his principal and usance. When Knighthood Was in Flower\|Charles Major But 'tis to much purpose to evade it; the common custom and usance of life will have it so. The Essays of Montaigne, Complete\|Michel de Montaigne The term "usance" is sometimes employed to express the period of running in foreign bills. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for usance usance / (ˈjuːzəns) / noun commerce the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the redemption of foreign bills of exchange rare unearned income an obsolete word for usage, usury, use Word Origin for usance C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin ūsantia, from ūsāre to use Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to usance fashion, observance, habit, manner, shot, use, way, routine, usage, swim, form, hang-up, practice, consuetude, habitude, wont, characteristic, rule, grind, trick
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usance

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