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usance Meaning & Definition

What Does Usance Mean?

As a noun, usance means The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange. It is also used to mean Use.

Usance in Brief

Part of speechnoun
Synonymsuse, consumption and economic consumption
Pluralusances

Usance Definition (Noun)

  1. The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
  2. Use.
  3. Customary or habitual usage.
  4. The interest paid on a borrowed sum, usury.

Synonyms of Usance

Usance synonyms and antonyms →

Word Forms & Grammar

usance (countable and uncountable, plural usances)

Words That Rhyme With Usance

Origin of Usance

Inherited from Middle English usaunce, from Old French usance.

Quick Answers About Usance

What part of speech is usance?

Usance is a noun.

What is another word for usance?

You can replace usance with words such as use, consumption and economic consumption. See the full list of usance synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of usance?

The plural of usance is usances.