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usance Synonyms & Antonyms

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Usance as a 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.

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.

Usance in Brief

Part of speechnoun
MeaningThe length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange
Pluralusances