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usance

usance noun: the length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.

Noun

usance (countable and uncountable, plural usances)

  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.
    • He lends out money gratis,and brings downe
      The rate of vſance here with vs in Venice.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

usance meaning in Tamil

usance in Tamil

சலுகை விடுப்புக்காலம்

Forms of usance

pluralusances

Origin of usance

Inherited from Middle English usaunce, from Old French usance.

Words formed from usance

Questions about usance

What does usance mean?
Usance means the length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
What is usance in Tamil?
Usance in Tamil is சலுகை விடுப்புக்காலம். See Usance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is usance?
Usance is a noun.
What is the plural of usance?
The plural of usance is usances.

Words near usance in the dictionary

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  2. USAMGIK
  3. USAMRIID
  4. USAMU
  5. Usan
  6. usance
  7. usances
  8. Usania
  9. USAnian
  10. USAnians
  11. USAP

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: usance (page history and authors); usance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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