usance

See also: Usance

English

Noun

usance (countable and uncountable, plural usances)

The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
Use.
Customary or habitual usage.
The interest paid on a borrowed sum, usury.
- 1605, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
  He lends out money gratis and brings down / The rate of usance here with us in Venice.

Translations

customary or habitual usage

Italian: usanza (it)
Serbo-Croatian: uzanca (sh) f

Swedish: usans c

Anagrams

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