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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024us•ance (yo̅o̅′zəns),USA pronunciation n. - Business[Com.]a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Business[Econ.]the income of benefits of every kind derived from the ownership of wealth.
- [Archaic.]
- [Obs.]usury.
- Medieval Latin ūsantia, derivative of Latin ūsant- (stem of ūsāns), present participle of ūsāre to use; see -ance
- Old French usance, probably
- Middle English usaunce 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: usance /ˈjuːzəns/ n - the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the redemption of foreign bills of exchange
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Medieval Latin ūsantia, from ūsāre to use |