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Definition of usance - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
trade billingDated US time allowed for bill payment in tradeDated US
- The usance for the bill was set at 60 days.
2.
customDated UK customary or habitual usageDated UK
- The usance of the land was for farming.
3.
businessDated use of goods to meet needsDated
- The usance of resources was efficient in the factory.
4.
loan chargesDated UK interest paid on borrowed moneyDated UK
- He was charged usance on the loan.
Expressions with usance
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bill of exchange payable at a future date
The exporter accepted a usance bill for 90 days.
Origin of usance
Latin, usus (use)
Examples of usance in a sentence
Usance terms vary between countries. The usance of wearing hats indoors was frowned upon. In this region, the usance is to greet with a bow. The usance of technology improved productivity. Farmers discussed the usance of water resources. The bank calculated the usance for the overdue payment.
Usance was added to the principal amount.
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- French:usance, usage, ...
- German:Zahlungsfrist, Brauch, ...
- Italian:termine di pagamento, abitudine, ...
- Spanish:plazo, uso, ...
- Portuguese:prazo de pagamento, uso, ...
- Chinese:付款期限, 惯例, ...
- Japanese:支払期間, 慣習, ...
- Arabic:أُسَانْس, عُرْف, ...
- Hebrew:מוֹעֵד תַּשְׁלוּם, שִׁמּוּשׁ, ...
- Russian:срок оплаты, обычай, ...
- Ukrainian:термін оплати, звичай, ...
- Hindi:उसान्स, प्रचलन, ...
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