USANCES

Noun

usances

plural of usance

Anagrams

• uncases

Source: Wiktionary


USANCE

Us"ance, n. Etym: [F. See Use, v. t.]

1. Use; usage; employment. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. Custom; practice; usage. [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer.

3. Interest paid for money; usury. [Obs.] Shak.

4. (Com.)

Definition: The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as, a bill drawn on London at one usance, or at double usance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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