# usance

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
2. Use.
3. Customary or habitual usage.
4. The interest paid on a borrowed sum, usury.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English usaunce, from Old French usance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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