English Explanatory Dictionary

usance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

usance usances

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English usaunce, from Old French usance.

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