usanceOverview of noun usance(no senses from tagged texts) 1. usance -- (the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)) 2. consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services -- ((economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily") 3. custom, usage, usance -- (accepted or habitual practice) Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |