usance Synonyms
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usance Meaning
usance (n)
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
accepted or habitual practice
usance (v. t.)
Use; usage; employment.
Custom; practice; usage.
Interest paid for money; usury.
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.
usance Sentence Examples
- The usance for bills of exchange in the trade between England and France was formerly 90 days.
- The customary usance for drafts drawn on London from Paris is 60 days.
- The usance of a bill of exchange is the time allowed for its payment after it has been accepted.
- The usance in the Levant trade is 3 months after date.
- The usance for bills drawn on the United States from Europe is 30 days' sight.
- The usance for bills drawn on India from England is 4 months' sight.
- The usance for bills of exchange drawn on Australia from New Zealand is 60 days' sight.
- The usance for bills drawn on South Africa from the United Kingdom is 90 days' sight.
- The usance for bills drawn on Canada from the United States is 30 days' sight.
- The usance for bills drawn on Germany from the United States is 90 days' sight.
FAQs About the word usance
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 e
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The usance for bills of exchange in the trade between England and France was formerly 90 days.
The customary usance for drafts drawn on London from Paris is 60 days.
The usance of a bill of exchange is the time allowed for its payment after it has been accepted.
The usance in the Levant trade is 3 months after date.
