Usance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The length of time, established by custom and varying between countries, that is allowed for payment of a foreign bill of exchange.
  • n. Use.
  • n. Usage; custom.
  • n. Interest paid on borrowed money.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
  • n. Use.
  • n. Customary or habitual usage.
  • n. The interest payed on a borrowed sum, usury.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Use; usage; employment.
  • n. Custom; practice; usage.
  • n. Interest paid for money; usury.
  • n. The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Using; use; employment.
  • n. Usage; custom.
  • n. Premium paid for the use of money loaned; interest.
  • n. The time which is allowed by custom or usage for the payment of bills of exchange drawn on a distant country.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. accepted or habitual practice
  • n. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
  • n. the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
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