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usance definition

us·ance (yo̵̅o̅′zəns)

noun

  1. the time allowed for the payment of a foreign bill of exchange, as established by custom
  2. Obsolete
    1. use
    2. usage
    3. usury

Etymology: ME < MFr < usant, prp. of user: see use

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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