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Meaning of usance

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  usance
      n 1: the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the
           payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of
           exchange)
      2: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy
         needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has
         increased steadily" [syn: {consumption}, {economic
         consumption}, {usance}, {use}, {use of goods and services}]
      3: accepted or habitual practice [syn: {custom}, {usage},
         {usance}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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