Usance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈuːzəns/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈuːzəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈuːzəns/

2 syllables Say it as /jˈuːzəns/.

Examples

the consumption of energy has increased steadily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

usage custom economic consumption use of goods and services consumption use

Parts of Speech

noun	the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
noun	(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing “the consumption of energy has increased steadily”
noun	accepted or habitual practice

Word Forms

use	verb	use up, consume fully
customary	adjective	commonly used or practiced; usual

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nutzung

die nach Handelsbrauch zulässige Frist für die Einlösung eines Wechsels (insbesondere eines ausländischen Wechsels)

🇫🇷French

utilisation

le délai permis par les usages commerciaux pour le paiement d'une lettre de change (notamment d'une lettre de change étrangère)

🇪🇸Spanish

uso

el período de tiempo permitido por el uso comercial para el pago de una letra de cambio (especialmente una letra de cambio extranjera)

🇮🇹Italian

uso

il periodo di tempo consentito dagli usi commerciali per il pagamento di una cambiale (in particolare una cambiale estera)

🇳🇱Dutch

uso

de tijdsperiode die door commercieel gebruik is toegestaan voor de betaling van een wisselbrief (vooral een buitenlandse wisselbrief)

🇵🇹Portuguese

uso

o período de tempo permitido pelo uso comercial para o pagamento de uma letra de câmbio (especialmente uma letra de câmbio estrangeira)

🇷🇺Russian

использование

период времени, разрешенный коммерческим использованием для оплаты переводного векселя (особенно иностранного векселя)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुद्दत

विनिमय बिल (विशेषकर विदेशी विनिमय बिल) के भुगतान के लिए व्यावसायिक उपयोग द्वारा अनुमत समय की अवधि

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যবহার

বিনিময় বিল (বিশেষ করে একটি বিদেশী বিল অফ এক্সচেঞ্জ) প্রদানের জন্য বাণিজ্যিক ব্যবহারের দ্বারা অনুমোদিত সময়কাল

🇮🇳Tamil

பயன்பாடு

பரிவர்த்தனை மசோதாவை (குறிப்பாக அந்நியச் செலாவணி மசோதா) செலுத்துவதற்கு வணிகப் பயன்பாட்டால் அனுமதிக்கப்படும் காலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వినియోగం

మార్పిడి బిల్లు చెల్లింపు కోసం వాణిజ్య వినియోగం ద్వారా అనుమతించబడిన సమయం (ముఖ్యంగా విదేశీ మారకపు బిల్లు)

🇮🇳Marathi

वापर

एक्सचेंजच्या बिलाच्या देयकासाठी व्यावसायिक वापराद्वारे परवानगी दिलेला कालावधी (विशेषत: एक्सचेंजचे विदेशी बिल)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપયોગ

વિનિમય બિલ (ખાસ કરીને વિદેશી બિલ ઑફ એક્સચેન્જ) ની ચુકવણી માટે વ્યાપારી ઉપયોગ દ્વારા પરવાનગી આપવામાં આવેલ સમયગાળો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಳಕೆ

ವಿನಿಮಯದ ಮಸೂದೆಯನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸಲು ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದ ಅನುಮತಿಸಲಾದ ಅವಧಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವಿದೇಶಿ ವಿನಿಮಯ ಮಸೂದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപയോഗം

ഒരു ബിൽ ഓഫ് എക്സ്ചേഞ്ച് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു വിദേശ ബിൽ ഓഫ് എക്സ്ചേഞ്ച്) അടയ്ക്കുന്നതിന് വാണിജ്യ ഉപയോഗം അനുവദിച്ച കാലയളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਤੋਂ

ਐਕਸਚੇਂਜ ਦੇ ਬਿੱਲ ਦੇ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਲਈ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਆਗਿਆ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਐਕਸਚੇਂਜ ਦਾ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਬਿੱਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

استعمال

تبادلے کے بل کی ادائیگی کے لیے تجارتی استعمال کے ذریعے اجازت دی گئی مدت (خاص طور پر غیر ملکی بل آف ایکسچینج)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

远期

商业用途允许支付汇票（特别是外国汇票）的期限

🇯🇵Japanese

ユーザンス

為替手形（特に外国為替手形）の支払いのために商業利用が許可されている期間

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cách sử dụng

khoảng thời gian được phép sử dụng thương mại để thanh toán hối phiếu (đặc biệt là hối phiếu nước ngoài)

🇹🇭Thai

การใช้งาน

ระยะเวลาที่อนุญาตให้ใช้ในเชิงพาณิชย์สำหรับการชำระตั๋วแลกเงิน (โดยเฉพาะตั๋วแลกเงินต่างประเทศ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penggunaan

jangka waktu yang diperbolehkan oleh penggunaan komersial untuk pembayaran suatu wesel (khususnya wesel luar negeri)

🇲🇾Malay

kegunaan

tempoh masa yang dibenarkan oleh penggunaan komersial untuk pembayaran bil pertukaran (terutama bil pertukaran asing)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستخدام

الفترة الزمنية التي يسمح بها الاستخدام التجاري لدفع الكمبيالة (خاصة الكمبيالة الأجنبية)

🇮🇷Persian

یوزانس

مدت زمانی که استفاده تجاری برای پرداخت صرافی (به ویژه برات خارجی) مجاز می داند.

🇹🇷Turkish

kullanım

Bir kambiyo senedinin (özellikle yabancı bir kambiyo senedinin) ödenmesi için ticari kullanımın izin verdiği süre.

🇮🇱Hebrew

שימוש

פרק הזמן המותר על ידי שימוש מסחרי לתשלום שטר חליפין (במיוחד שטר חליפין זר)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'usance'?

The primary meaning of 'usance' is 'the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)'.

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Using 'usance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'usance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'usance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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